Is DEVELOPMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVELOPMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVELOPMENTS mean?
Developments is a form of DEVELOPMENT.
- noun
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
“he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”
- 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”
- 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”
- noun
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
“recent developments in Iraq”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 12
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + P (3) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 20 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 DEVELOPMENTS
DEVELOPMENTS 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 DEVELOPMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- development19
- developes15
- enveloped15
- elopements14
- envelopes14
- develope14
- develops14
- elopement13
- envelope13
- envelops13
- develop13
- venomed13
- devotees12
- envelop12
- stomped12
- templed12
- peeved12
- demetons11
- depletes11
- molested11
- pentodes11
- steepled11
- teendoms11
- devotee11
- devotes11
- metopes11
- pelmets11
- postmen11
- sleeved11
- steeved11
- temples11
- vendees11
- mopeds11
- peeves11
- pelves11
- temped11
- venoms11
- moved11
- elements10
- deepens10
- deepest10
- dements10
- demesne10
- demeton10
- demotes10
- deplete10
- depones10
- dolmens10
- elevens10
- elevons10
- endmost10
- evenest10
- pentode10
- pestled10
- seedmen10
- smelted10
- solvent10
- speeled10
- spondee10
- steeped10
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