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What does deride mean? Is deride a Scrabble word?

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Is deride a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word deride is a Scrabble US word. The word deride is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

D2E1R1I1D2E1

Is deride a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word deride is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

D2E1R1I1D2E1

Is deride a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word deride is a Words With Friends word. The word deride is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1R1I1D2E1

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6-letter words (3 found)

DEIDER,DERIDE,DIEDRE,

5-letter words (6 found)

DERED,DREED,DRIED,EIDER,REDED,REDID,

4-letter words (15 found)

DEED,DEER,DEID,DERE,DIED,DIRE,DREE,EIDE,ERED,IDEE,IRED,REDD,REDE,REED,RIDE,

3-letter words (11 found)

DEE,DEI,DID,DIE,ERE,IDE,IRE,RED,REE,REI,RID,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,ER,ID,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 43 words from deride according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of deride

deride

Etymology

From Middle French dérider, from Latin dērīdeō (“to mock, laugh at”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + rīdeō (“to laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈɹaɪd/
  • Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

deride (third-person singular simple present derides, present participle deriding, simple past and past participle derided)

  1. (transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:ridicule

Derived terms

  • derider
  • deridingly

Related terms

  • derision
  • derisive
  • ridicule
  • ridiculous
  • ridiculosity
  • risible

Translations

Further reading

  • “deride”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “deride”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Diedre, redied

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈri.de/
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Hyphenation: de‧rì‧de

Verb

deride

  1. third-person singular present indicative of deridere

Anagrams

  • diedre

Latin

Verb

dērīdē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dērīdeō

Turkish

Noun

deride

  1. locative singular of deri

Source: wiktionary.org