DESATURATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESATURATES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
d2e1s1a1t1u1r1a1t1e1s1
Depends on the listDESATURATES · 11 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESATURATES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.09
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.91%
Our own measure of how useful DESATURATES is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESATURATES
No single letter turns DESATURATES into another word.
How DESATURATES scores
Scrabble d2e1s1a1t1u1r1a1t1e1s1 12
Words with Friends d2e1s1a1t1u2r1a1t1e1s1 13
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESATURATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESATURATES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESATURATES
desaturate11 saturated10 austerest9 saturates9 stearates9 assarted9 asserted9 astarted9 asterted9 dearests9 estrades9 restated9 retasted9 russeted9 sedatest9 stardust9 statured9 trusteed9 estreats8 restates8 retastes8 saturate8 statures8 stearate8 trustees8 tuateras8 adrates8 aerated8 aretted8 assured8 aurated8 daturas8 dearest8 derates8 deserts8 dessert8 detests8 duresse8 dusters8 estated8
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Common questions about DESATURATES
- Is DESATURATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESATURATES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESATURATES worth?
- DESATURATES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESATURATES?
- No single letter can be added to DESATURATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESATURATES:
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