destroy

1. To ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of .

2. To ruin as if by tearing to shreds .

3. To put out of existence .

4. To cause .

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1. To be destructive; cause destruction: "Too much money destroys as surely as too little” ( John Simon).

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1. To do away with; put an end to: "In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness” ( George Bernard Shaw).

2. To kill: destroy a rabid dog.

3. To ruin completely; spoil: The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire.

4. To subdue or defeat completely; crush: The rebel forces were destroyed in battle.

5. To tear down or break up; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
destroy	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
de	3
do	3
ed	3
er	2
es	2
et	2
od	3
oe	2
or	2
os	2
oy	5
re	2
so	2
te	2
to	2
ye	5
yo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dey	7
doe	4
dor	4
dos	4
dot	4
dry	7
dye	7
eds	4
ers	3
est	3
ode	4
ods	4
oes	3
ore	3
ors	3
ort	3
ose	3
red	4
res	3
ret	3
rod	4
roe	3
rot	3
rye	6
ser	3
set	3
sod	4
sot	3
soy	6
sty	6
ted	4
tes	3
tod	4
toe	3
tor	3
toy	6
try	6
tye	6
yes	6
yet	6
yod	7

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
deys	8
doer	5
does	5
dore	5
dors	5
dory	8
dose	5
dost	5
dote	5
dots	5
doty	8
drys	8
dyer	8
dyes	8
eros	4
erst	4
odes	5
ores	4
orts	4
oyer	7
oyes	7
redo	5
reds	5
rest	4
rets	4
rode	5
rods	5
roes	4
rose	4
rosy	7
rote	4
rots	4
ryes	7
ryot	7
sord	5
sore	4
sort	4
stey	7
stye	7
teds	5
tods	5
tody	8
toed	5
toes	4
tore	4
tors	4
tory	7
toys	7
trey	7
trod	5
troy	7
tyer	7
tyes	7
tyre	7
tyro	7
yods	8
yore	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
doers	6
doest	6
dores	6
dorty	9
doser	6
doter	6
dotes	6
drest	6
dyers	9
oyers	8
redos	6
resod	6
rodes	6
rosed	6
roset	5
rotes	5
ryots	8
sored	6
store	5
story	8
stroy	8
styed	9
tores	5
torse	5
toyed	9
toyer	8
treys	8
trode	6
troys	8
tyers	8
tyred	9
tyres	8
tyros	8
yores	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
doters	7
dryest	10
oyster	9
sorted	7
stored	7
storey	9
strode	7
toyers	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
destroy	11
stroyed	11