DESAND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DESAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESAND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESAND is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESAND scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DESAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about DESAND
- DESAND begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 DESAND mean in Scrabble?
verb
technicalrare
To remove sand from something, especially in an industrial or agricultural process.
Desand belongs to a small family of technical verbs built the same way as delead or deseed, each naming the removal of one specific unwanted material. The word desand appears mainly in engineering and processing contexts, for example when equipment is used to desand crude oil or drilling fluid before it moves further down a production line. Outside those specialist settings, English usually prefers a plain phrase like remove the sand instead.
How DESAND is used
A narrow technical term, found mainly in engineering, drilling, and industrial processing rather than everyday speech.
- The plant uses a cyclone to desand the incoming water.
- Engineers had to desand the pipeline before it could reopen.
- A simple filter can desand small quantities of fuel.
- The process is designed to desand crude oil at the wellhead.
- Workers desand the tanks twice a year during maintenance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESAND
The 6 tiles of DESAND in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DESAND
3 longer words begin with DESAND.
Shorter words from the letters in DESAND
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Common questions about DESAND
- Is DESAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESAND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESAND worth?
- DESAND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESAND mean?
- To remove sand from something, especially in an industrial or agricultural process.
- What letters can be added to DESAND?
- DESAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DESAND:
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