dishevel
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
/dɪ(s)ˈʃɛvl̩/
Definition of dishevel
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To throw into disorder; upheave.
“The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.”
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verb
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(transitive)To throw into disorder; upheave.
“The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.”
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(transitive)To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).
“With garments rent, and haire discheueled, / Wringing her hands, and making piteous mone;”
“Like the fair flower dishevell'd in the wind.”
“[...] the natural finish seems much less likely to show up the stains of travel which might soon dishevel the golden ochre or dark blue—especially the latter—[...].”
- (intransitive)To spread out in disorder.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old French descheveler (modern French écheveler).
Words you can make from dishevel
164 playable · top: SHELVED (14 pts)
Best play shelved 14 points6-letter words
23 words- HELVED 13 pts
- SHIVED 13 pts
- ELVISH 12 pts
- HELVES 12 pts
- SHELVE 12 pts
- DELISH 10 pts
- DELVES 10 pts
- DEVELS 10 pts
- DEVILS 10 pts
- DEVISE 10 pts
- HEILED 10 pts
- LEVIED 10 pts
- SHIELD 10 pts
- SIEVED 10 pts
- VEILED 10 pts
- VISEED 10 pts
- LEVIES 9 pts
- SLIEVE 9 pts
- DIESEL 7 pts
- EDILES 7 pts
- ELIDES 7 pts
- SEDILE 7 pts
- SEIDEL 7 pts
5-letter words
38 words- HIVED 12 pts
- HELVE 11 pts
- HIVES 11 pts
- SHIVE 11 pts
- DELVE 9 pts
- DESHI 9 pts
- DEVEL 9 pts
- DEVIL 9 pts
- DEVIS 9 pts
- DIVES 9 pts
- HEEDS 9 pts
- HIDES 9 pts
- LIVED 9 pts
- SHIED 9 pts
- SIDHE 9 pts
- VELDS 9 pts
- VISED 9 pts
- ELVES 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- HEELS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LIEVE 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- VEILS 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DELIS 6 pts
- EDILE 6 pts
- ELIDE 6 pts
- IDLES 6 pts
- ISLED 6 pts
- LEDES 6 pts
- SIDLE 6 pts
- SLIDE 6 pts
4-letter words
58 words- HIVE 10 pts
- SHIV 10 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DEVS 8 pts
- DISH 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- SIDH 8 pts
- VELD 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIDS 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- LIDS 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- SILD 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- SLID 5 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- DEV 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- VID 7 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- SEV 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- VIS 6 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIS 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- IDS 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
2-letter words
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