Is DERVISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DERVISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DERVISHES mean?
Dervishes is a form of DERVISH.
- noun
an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 DERVISHES
DERVISHES 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.
Words you can make from DERVISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shivered15
- shrieved15
- shrieves14
- dervish14
- shrived14
- shivers13
- shrieve13
- shrives13
- shived13
- devisers12
- disserve12
- dissever12
- shiver12
- shives12
- shrive12
- hived12
- derives11
- deviser11
- devises11
- diverse11
- revised11
- hives11
- shive11
- shivs11
- heiress10
- revises10
- derive10
- deshis10
- devise10
- dishes10
- divers10
- drives10
- heders10
- heired10
- hiders10
- hissed10
- reived10
- served10
- sherds10
- shreds10
- sieved10
- versed10
- viseed10
- hive10
- shiv10
- hirees9
- hisser9
- reives9
- reshes9
- revise9
- serves9
- severs9
- sheers9
- shiers9
- shires9
- sieves9
- sivers9
- verses9
- deshi9
- devis9
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