Is DEVOURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVOURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVOURS mean?
Devours is a form of DEVOUR.
- verb
destroy completely
“Fire had devoured our home”
- verb
enjoy avidly
“She devoured his novels”
- verb
eat up completely, as with great appetite
“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
- verb
eat greedily
“he devoured three sandwiches”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + O (1) + U (1) + R (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 DEVOURS
DEVOURS 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 DEVOURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- devour10
- droves10
- doves9
- drove9
- roved9
- eruvs8
- overs8
- roves8
- servo8
- verso8
- devs8
- dove8
- douser7
- roused7
- soured7
- uredos7
- eruv7
- over7
- revs7
- rove7
- voes7
- dev7
- doers6
- dores6
- doser6
- douse6
- druse6
- dures6
- duros6
- redos6
- resod6
- rodes6
- rosed6
- sored6
- sudor6
- uredo6
- rev6
- sev6
- voe6
- euros5
- roues5
- rouse5
- doer5
- does5
- dore5
- dors5
- dose5
- dour5
- dues5
- duos5
- dure5
- duro5
- odes5
- ouds5
- redo5
- reds5
- rode5
- rods5
- rude5
- rued5
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