DESALINATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DESALINATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESALINATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESALINATE is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESALINATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESALINATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESALINATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESALINATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESALINATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove salt from seawater or other salty water so that it can be drunk or used for crops.
Dry coastal countries desalinate sea water in large plants, using either distillation or special membranes. The process is energy-hungry, so cost is a constant concern. Small portable units can desalinate enough water for a lifeboat.
How DESALINATE is used
The verb desalinate is used in engineering and water supply talk.
- The city plans to desalinate seawater to ease the drought.
- Membranes desalinate the water by filtering out the salt.
- Sailors carried a small device to desalinate drinking water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESALINATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESALINATE
2 longer words begin with DESALINATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESALINATE
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Common questions about DESALINATE
- Is DESALINATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESALINATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESALINATE worth?
- DESALINATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESALINATE mean?
- To remove salt from seawater or other salty water so that it can be drunk or used for crops.
- What letters can be added to DESALINATE?
- DESALINATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESALINATE:
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