depopulate

VERB /di'pɑpjə,leɪt/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

depopulate is a valid 10-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1P3O1P3U1L1A1T1E1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does depopulate mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Reduce in population.

“The epidemic depopulated the countryside”

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