DESALINISED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESALINISED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DESALINISED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESALINISED is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESALINISED
No single letter turns DESALINISED into another word.
How DESALINISED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESALINISED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESALINISED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESALINISED
- DESALINISED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESALINISED
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Common questions about DESALINISED
- Is DESALINISED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESALINISED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESALINISED worth?
- DESALINISED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESALINISED?
- No single letter can be added to DESALINISED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESALINISED:
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