Is DERIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DERIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DERIVES mean?
Derives is a form of DERIVE.
- verb
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- verb
obtain
“derive pleasure from one's garden”
- verb
come from
“The present name derives from an older form”
- verb
develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DERIVES
DERIVES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DERIVES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DERIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deviser11
- diverse11
- revised11
- derive10
- devise10
- divers10
- drives10
- reived10
- served10
- sieved10
- versed10
- viseed10
- reives9
- revise9
- devis9
- diver9
- dives9
- drive9
- rived9
- vised9
- reive8
- rives8
- serve8
- sever8
- sieve8
- siver8
- veers8
- verse8
- viers8
- vires8
- devi8
- devs8
- dive8
- vide8
- vids8
- vied8
- desire7
- eiders7
- reside7
- ever7
- eves7
- revs7
- rive7
- veer7
- vees7
- vier7
- vies7
- vise7
- dev7
- vid7
- deers6
- drees6
- dries6
- eider6
- redes6
- reeds6
- resid6
- rides6
- seder6
- sered6
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