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Is DEVELOPMENT a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DEVELOPMENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DEVELOPMENT mean?

  1. noun

    act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

    “he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”

  2. noun

    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

    “the development of his ideas took many years”

  3. noun

    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

    “he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”

  4. noun

    a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

    “recent developments in Iraq”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

19

Scrabble

24

Words With Friends

11

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 19 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 DEVELOPMENT

Single letters that turn DEVELOPMENT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Words you can make from DEVELOPMENT

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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