dernier

Adj

Final, last.

Adjective

Last; final; often referring to the ultimate or latest.

Examples

His DERNIER play, a seven-letter word, sealed his victory in the game.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French dernier, a contraction of derrenier, from Old French derrain (“final, last”) (by analogy with premier), from Vulgar Latin *dēretrānus, from Latin dē (“from, away from”) + retrō (“back; backwards; behind”) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”).

Scrabble Score: 8

dernier: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dernier: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dernier: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dernier: valid Words With Friends Word