Definition of devoured

"devoured" in the verb sense

1. devour

destroy completely

"Fire had devoured our home"

2. devour

enjoy avidly

"She devoured his novels"

3. devour, demolish, down, consume, go through

eat up completely, as with great appetite

"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"

4. devour, guttle, raven, pig

eat greedily

"he devoured three sandwiches"

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Quotations for devoured

The broken eggshell of a civilization which time has hatched and devoured. [ Julia Ward Howe ]

Ruins are the broken eggshell of a civilisation which time has hatched and devoured. [ Julia W. Howe ]

The new novel is sought more eagerly, and devoured more greedily, than the New Testament. [ Guthrie ]

Grief is a species of idleness, and the necessity of attention to the present, preserves us from being lacerated and devoured by sorrow for the past. [ Dr. Johnson ]

Sir Francis Bacon observed that a well-written book, compared with its rivals and antagonists, is like Moses' serpent, that immediately swallowed up and devoured those of the Egyptians. [ Addison ]

There are persons of that general philanthropy and easy tempers, which the world in contempt generally calls good-natured, who seem to be sent into the world with the same design with which men put little fish into a pike pond, in order only to be devoured by that voracious water-hero. [ Fielding ]

devoured in Scrabble®

The word devoured is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters devoured:

DEVOURED
(126)
DEVOURED
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

overdue

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word devoured

DEVOURED
(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In devoured

DEVOURED
(126)
DEVOURED
(126)
OVERDUE
(95 = 45 + 50)
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(94 = 44 + 50)
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DEVOURED
(84)
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(84)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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devoured in Words With Friends™

The word devoured is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters devoured:

DEVOURED
(114)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

overdue

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word devoured

DEVOURED
(114)
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(87)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In devoured

DEVOURED
(114)
OVERDUE
(110 = 75 + 35)
OVERDUE
(104 = 69 + 35)
DEVOURED
(102)
OVERDUE
(92 = 57 + 35)
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DEVOURED
(87)
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DEVOUR
(78)
OVERDUE
(71 = 36 + 35)
OVERDUE
(69 = 34 + 35)
OVERDUE
(69 = 34 + 35)
OEUVRE
(69)
DEVOURED
(68)
DEVOURED
(68)
DEVOUR
(66)
OVERDUE
(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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DEVOURED
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
OEUVRE
(63)
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(63)
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DEVOURED
(60)
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(60)
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(57)
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(57)
OVERDUE
(55 = 20 + 35)
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VEER
(54)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
OEUVRE
(51)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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DEVOUR
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
ERODED
(48)
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(45)
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(44)
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(44)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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Words within the letters of devoured

2 letter words in devoured (3 words)

3 letter words in devoured (17 words)

5 letter words in devoured (6 words)

6 letter words in devoured (3 words)

7 letter words in devoured (1 word)

8 letter words in devoured (1 word)

Words containing the sequence devoured

Words that start with devoured (1 word)

Words with devoured in them (1 word)

Words that end with devoured (2 words)

Word Growth involving devoured

Shorter words in devoured

our devour

re red

Longer words containing devoured

undevoured