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Is dewan a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dewan is a Scrabble US word. The word dewan is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

D2E1W4A1N1

Is dewan a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dewan is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

D2E1W4A1N1

Is dewan a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dewan is a Words With Friends word. The word dewan is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2E1W4A1N2

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5-letter words (4 found)

AWNED,DAWEN,DEWAN,WANED,

4-letter words (11 found)

ANEW,AWED,DAWN,DEAN,DEAW,WADE,WAND,WANE,WEAN,WENA,WEND,

3-letter words (20 found)

AND,ANE,AWE,AWN,DAE,DAN,DAW,DEN,DEW,EAN,END,NAE,NAW,NED,NEW,WAD,WAE,WAN,WED,WEN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AD,AE,AN,AW,DA,DE,EA,ED,EN,EW,NA,NE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 49 words from dewan according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dewan

dewan edwan dwean wdean ewdan wedan deawn edawn daewn adewn eadwn aedwn dwaen wdaen dawen adwen waden awden ewadn weadn eawdn aewdn waedn awedn dewna edwna dwena wdena ewdna wedna denwa ednwa dnewa ndewa endwa nedwa dwnea wdnea dnwea ndwea wndea nwdea ewnda wenda enwda newda wneda nweda deanw edanw daenw adenw eadnw aednw denaw ednaw dneaw ndeaw endaw nedaw danew adnew dnaew ndaew andew nadew eandw aendw enadw neadw anedw naedw dwane wdane dawne adwne wadne awdne dwnae wdnae dnwae ndwae wndae nwdae danwe adnwe dnawe ndawe andwe nadwe wande awnde wnade nwade anwde nawde ewand weand eawnd aewnd waend awend ewnad wenad enwad newad wnead nwead eanwd aenwd enawd neawd anewd naewd waned awned wnaed nwaed anwed nawed

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Definitions and meaning of dewan

dewan

Etymology

From Hindustani دیوان (devān) / दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوان (dīwān, dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈwɑːn/

Noun

dewan (plural dewans)

  1. (historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.

Alternative forms

  • dewaun, diwan, duan

Anagrams

  • awned, wande, waned

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dewan, from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”). Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of duane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛwan/
  • Hyphenation: dè‧wan

Noun

dèwan (first-person possessive dewanku, second-person possessive dewanmu, third-person possessive dewannya)

  1. court, council.
    Synonyms: majelis, mahkamah

Alternative forms

  • divan (pre-1947)

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “dewan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Persian دیوان (divân).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -wan

Noun

dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan, informal 1st possessive dewanku, 2nd possessive dewanmu, 3rd possessive dewannya)

  1. hall
  2. council

Descendants

  • Indonesian: dewan

Further reading

  • “dewan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Source: wiktionary.org