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Is divest a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word divest is a Scrabble US word. The word divest is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

D2I1V4E1S1T1

Is divest a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word divest is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2I1V4E1S1T1

Is divest a Words With Friends word?

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

D2I1V5E1S1T1

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6-letter words (2 found)

DIVEST,STIVED,

5-letter words (11 found)

DEIST,DEVIS,DIETS,DITES,DIVES,EDITS,SITED,STIED,STIVE,TIDES,VISED,

4-letter words (28 found)

DESI,DEVI,DEVS,DIES,DIET,DITE,DITS,DIVE,DIVS,EDIT,IDES,SIDE,SITE,STED,STIE,TEDS,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIES,VEST,VETS,VIDE,VIDS,VIED,VIES,VISE,VITE,

3-letter words (25 found)

DEI,DEV,DIE,DIS,DIT,DIV,EDS,EST,IDE,IDS,ITS,SED,SEI,SET,SEV,SIT,TED,TES,TID,TIE,TIS,VET,VID,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (12 found)

DE,DI,ED,ES,ET,ID,IS,IT,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 79 words from divest according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of divest

divest

Etymology

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɛst/, /dɪˈvɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Verb

divest (third-person singular simple present divests, present participle divesting, simple past and past participle divested)

  1. (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
    Synonyms: deprive, dispossess
  2. (transitive, finance) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
    Synonym: sell off
    Antonym: invest
  3. (transitive, archaic) To undress.
    Synonyms: undress, disrobe
    Antonym: dress

Usage notes

In sense "sell off", stronger than related disinvest, which instead means "reduce or cease new investment".

Derived terms

  • divestiture
  • divestitive
  • divestment

Related terms

  • disinvest

Translations

Anagrams

  • divets, stived

Source: wiktionary.org