DESALINATING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESALINATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1a1l1i1n1a1t1i1n1g2
PlayableDESALINATING · 12 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESALINATING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.17
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.75%
Our own measure of how useful DESALINATING is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESALINATING
No single letter turns DESALINATING into another word.
How DESALINATING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1a1l1i1n1a1t1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends d2e1s1a1l2i1n2a1t1i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 12 tiles in DESALINATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESALINATING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESALINATING
dentalising13 datelining12 destaining12 detailings12 alienating11 galantines11 salientian10 dangliest11 delisting11 desalting11 destining11 detailing11 detaining11 gliadines11 indagates11 indigents11 islanding11 saginated11 sandaling11 standgale11 alginates10 annalised10 denialist10 disentail10 enlisting10 entailing10 gainliest10 galantine10 gantlines10 genitalia10 latinised10 listening10 saintling10 tanalised10 tinseling10 analities9 antialien9 agatised10 dealigns10 dealings10
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Common questions about DESALINATING
- Is DESALINATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESALINATING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESALINATING worth?
- DESALINATING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESALINATING?
- No single letter can be added to DESALINATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DESALINATING:
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