DESELECTED is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESELECTED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESELECTED?
| 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 DESELECTED is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESELECTED
No single letter turns DESELECTED into another word.
How DESELECTED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESELECTED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESELECTED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESELECTED
- The letter E appears four times in DESELECTED.
- DESELECTED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESELECTED mean in Scrabble?
DESELECTED is the past tense or past participle of DESELECT.
DESELECT(verb) — To remove a choice from a selection, or to refuse to pick someone again as a candidate.
Shorter words from the letters in DESELECTED
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Common questions about DESELECTED
- Is DESELECTED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESELECTED, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESELECTED worth?
- DESELECTED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESELECTED?
- No single letter can be added to DESELECTED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESELECTED:
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