DESALT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DESALT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESALT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESALT is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESALT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desaltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESALT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DESALT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about DESALT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESALT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove salt from something, especially seawater or brine.
Desalt is most often used for large-scale processes that turn seawater into fresh water, though it can just as easily describe removing salt from food, such as soaking a salted fish before cooking. The related noun desalination names the industrial process, while desalt names the action itself. Coastal regions short of fresh water increasingly desalt seawater to supply drinking water.
How DESALT is used
Transitive verb, common in engineering, cooking, and environmental writing.
- The plant can desalt millions of gallons of seawater daily.
- She soaked the cod overnight to desalt it before cooking.
- Engineers designed a cheaper way to desalt brackish water.
- The island relies on a facility built to desalt ocean water.
- Farmers desalt irrigation water before it reaches the crops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESALT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESALT
The 6 tiles of DESALT in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with DESALT
6 longer words begin with DESALT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESALT
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Common questions about DESALT
- Is DESALT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESALT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESALT worth?
- DESALT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESALT mean?
- To remove salt from something, especially seawater or brine.
- What letters can be added to DESALT?
- DESALT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DESALT:
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