DEROGATE

8 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What DEROGATE Means

verb: cause to seem less serious; play down“Don't belittle his influence”

Similar words

MINIMIZE BELITTLE DENIGRATE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DEROGATE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 R1 O1 G2 A1 T1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In DEROGATE

266 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (3)

DOGEATE GAROTED GOATEED

6 letter words (23)

AGREED DERATE DOATER DOGATE DOGEAR DOTAGE DRAGEE ERGATE GAROTE GEARED GOATEE GRATED ORATED ORGEAT REDATE ROATED TARGED TEARED TEREDO TODGER TOERAG TOGAED TROADE

5 letter words (60)

4 letter words (91)

3 letter words (68)

ADO AGE AGO ARD ARE ART ATE DAE DAG DEE DEG DOE DOG DOR DOT EAR EAT EGO ERA ERE ERG ETA GAD GAE GAR GAT GED GEE GEO GER GET GOA GOD GOE GOR GOT OAR OAT ODA ODE ORA ORD ORE ORT RAD RAG RAT RED REE REG REO RET ROD ROE ROT TAD TAE TAG TAO TAR TEA TED TEE TEG TOD TOE TOG TOR

2 letter words (21)

AD AE AG AR AT DA DE DO EA ED EE ER ET GO OD OE OR RE TA TE TO

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