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Is derby a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word derby is a Scrabble US word. The word derby is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is derby a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word derby is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

D2E1R1B3Y4

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Yes. The word derby is a Words With Friends word. The word derby is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1R1B4Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

DERBY,

4-letter words (7 found)

BRED,BREY,BYDE,BYRE,DREY,DYER,YERD,

3-letter words (11 found)

BED,BEY,BYE,DEB,DEY,DRY,DYE,REB,RED,RYE,YER,

2-letter words (7 found)

BE,BY,DE,ED,ER,RE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 27 words from derby according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of derby

derby edrby dreby rdeby erdby redby debry edbry dbery bdery ebdry bedry drbey rdbey dbrey bdrey rbdey brdey erbdy rebdy ebrdy berdy rbedy bredy deryb edryb dreyb rdeyb erdyb redyb deyrb edyrb dyerb yderb eydrb yedrb dryeb rdyeb dyreb ydreb rydeb yrdeb erydb reydb eyrdb yerdb ryedb yredb debyr edbyr dbeyr bdeyr ebdyr bedyr deybr edybr dyebr ydebr eydbr yedbr dbyer bdyer dyber ydber byder ybder ebydr beydr eybdr yebdr byedr ybedr drbye rdbye dbrye bdrye rbdye brdye drybe rdybe dyrbe ydrbe rydbe yrdbe dbyre bdyre dybre ydbre bydre ybdre rbyde bryde rybde yrbde byrde ybrde erbyd rebyd ebryd beryd rbeyd breyd erybd reybd eyrbd yerbd ryebd yrebd ebyrd beyrd eybrd yebrd byerd yberd rbyed bryed rybed yrbed byred ybred

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Definitions and meaning of derby

derby

Etymology

From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdɑː.bi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)bi
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɝ.bi/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bi

Noun

derby (plural derbies)

  1. Any of several annual horse races.
  2. (by extension) Any organized race.
  3. (US) A bowler hat.
  4. (sports) A sports match between rival teams.
  5. (sports) A local derby.

Derived terms

  • demolition derby
  • duck derby
  • local derby
  • roller derby
  • tar derby
  • tin derby
  • trench derby

Descendants

Translations

Further reading

  • derby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • derby (horse race) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Bryde, DBEYR

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛrbɪ]
  • Hyphenation: der‧by

Noun

derby n

  1. derby

Declension

Further reading

  • derby in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

French

Etymology

English derby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛʁ.bi/

Noun

derby m (plural derbys)

  1. derby (horse race)
  2. derby (local derby)

Further reading

  • “derby”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English derby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛr.bi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrbi
  • Hyphenation: dèr‧by

Noun

derby m (invariable)

  1. derby (horse race; sports event between local rivals)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛr.bɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrbɨ
  • Syllabification: der‧by

Noun

derby n (indeclinable)

  1. (horse racing) derby (horse race)

Noun

derby nvir pl

  1. (sports) derby, local derby

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • derby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • derby in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby or French derby.

Noun

derby n (plural derby-uri)

  1. derby (horse race)
  2. local derby

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdærbʏ/

Noun

derby n

  1. derby (local derby)
  2. derby (horse race)

Declension

Derived terms

  • derbyförlust
  • derbymatch
  • derbyseger
  • derbysegrare
  • derbyvinnare

References

  • derby in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • derby in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org