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Is demolish a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word demolish is a Scrabble US word. The word demolish is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is demolish a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word demolish is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

D2E1M3O1L1I1S1H4

Is demolish a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word demolish is a Words With Friends word. The word demolish is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1M4O1L2I1S1H3

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8-letter words (1 found)

DEMOLISH,

7-letter words (5 found)

DISHELM,DISHOME,MELOIDS,MIDSOLE,SMOILED,

6-letter words (28 found)

DELISH,DHOLES,HELIOS,HEMOID,HOISED,HOLIES,HOLISM,HOLMES,HOMIES,ISOHEL,MELOID,MISLED,MODELS,MODISH,MOHELS,MOILED,MOILES,MOLIES,MOSHED,OLDIES,OLDISH,SELDOM,SHIELD,SILOED,SLIMED,SMILED,SMOILE,SOILED,

5-letter words (85 found)

DEILS,DEISM,DELIS,DELOS,DEMOI,DEMOS,DESHI,DHOLE,DHOLS,DIELS,DIMES,DIOLS,DISME,DOLES,DOMES,DOSEH,EIDOS,EILDS,HEIDS,HEILS,HELIO,HELMS,HELOS,HIDES,HIEMS,HOIED,HOISE,HOLDS,HOLED,HOLES,HOLME,HOLMS,HOMED,HOMES,HOMIE,HOSED,HOSEL,IDLES,IDOLS,ISLED,LEISH,LIDOS,LIMED,LIMES,LIMOS,LODES,LOIDS,LOMED,LOMES,LOSED,MELDS,MILDS,MILES,MILOS,MISDO,MODEL,MODES,MOHEL,MOILE,MOILS,MOLDS,MOLED,MOLES,MOSED,ODISM,OILED,OLDIE,SHEOL,SHIED,SHIEL,SHMOE,SHOED,SIDHE,SIDLE,SIELD,SILED,SLIDE,SLIME,SLOID,SMILE,SOLDE,SOLDI,SOLED,SOLEI,SOLID,

4-letter words (121 found)

DEIL,DELI,DELO,DELS,DEMO,DESI,DHOL,DIEL,DIES,DIME,DIMS,DIOL,DISH,DOES,DOHS,DOLE,DOLS,DOME,DOMS,DOSE,DOSH,EDHS,EILD,EISH,ELDS,ELHI,ELMS,EMOS,HEID,HEIL,HELD,HELM,HELO,HEMS,HIDE,HIED,HIES,HILD,HIMS,HODS,HOED,HOES,HOIS,HOLD,HOLE,HOLM,HOLS,HOME,HOMS,HOSE,IDEM,IDES,IDLE,IDOL,ISLE,LEIS,LIDO,LIDS,LIED,LIES,LIME,LIMO,LODE,LODS,LOID,LOME,LOSE,LOSH,MEDS,MELD,MELS,MESH,MHOS,MIDS,MILD,MILE,MILO,MILS,MISE,MISO,MODE,MODI,MODS,MOES,MOIL,MOLD,MOLE,MOLS,MOSE,MOSH,ODES,OHED,OHMS,OILS,OLDE,OLDS,OLES,OLID,OLMS,SEIL,SELD,SEMI,SHED,SHIM,SHMO,SHOD,SHOE,SIDE,SIDH,SILD,SILE,SILO,SLED,SLID,SLIM,SLOE,SOIL,SOLD,SOLE,SOLI,SOME,

3-letter words (79 found)

DEI,DEL,DIE,DIM,DIS,DOE,DOH,DOL,DOM,DOS,DSO,EDH,EDS,EHS,ELD,ELM,ELS,EMO,EMS,HEM,HES,HID,HIE,HIM,HIS,HOD,HOE,HOI,HOM,HOS,IDE,IDS,IOS,ISH,ISM,ISO,LED,LEI,LES,LID,LIE,LIS,LOD,LOS,MED,MEH,MEL,MES,MHO,MID,MIL,MIS,MOD,MOE,MOI,MOL,MOS,ODE,ODS,OES,OHM,OHS,OIL,OIS,OLD,OLE,OLM,OMS,OSE,SED,SEI,SEL,SHE,SHO,SIM,SOD,SOH,SOL,SOM,

2-letter words (29 found)

DE,DI,DO,ED,EH,EL,EM,ES,HE,HI,HM,HO,ID,IO,IS,LI,LO,ME,MI,MO,OD,OE,OH,OI,OM,OS,SH,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 349 words from demolish according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of demolish

demolish

Etymology

Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“I tear down”). Displaced native Old English tōweorpan (literally “to throw apart”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dəˈmɒl.ɪʃ/

Verb

demolish (third-person singular simple present demolishes, present participle demolishing, simple past and past participle demolished) (transitive)

  1. (literally) To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
  2. (figuratively) To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
  3. To devour; to eat up

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:destroy

Derived terms

  • demo

Related terms

  • demolition

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “demolish”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • modelish

Source: wiktionary.org