DESERT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. DESERT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESERT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESERT is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESERT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desertsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESERT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DESERT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What stands out about DESERT
- 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 DESERT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dry, largely barren region that receives very little rainfall and supports little vegetation.
A desert can be sand-covered, like the Sahara, or rocky and cold, like parts of the Gobi, since the defining feature is the lack of rain rather than heat or sand. The same spelling, desert, also works as a verb meaning to abandon a person, place, or duty, a different word carrying a different stress pattern. Writers sometimes use desert figuratively for a dull or empty situation, as in a cultural desert.
How DESERT is used
Noun, stressed on the first syllable; the verb meaning "to abandon" is stressed on the second syllable and spelled the same way.
- Camel caravans once crossed the desert for weeks at a time.
- Almost no rain falls on the desert each year.
- Cacti and scrub are among the few plants that survive in the desert.
- The explorers ran low on water deep in the desert.
- Nomadic herders have long adapted their lives to the desert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESERT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESERT
The 6 tiles of DESERT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with DESERT
19 longer words begin with DESERT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESERT
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Common questions about DESERT
- Is DESERT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESERT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESERT worth?
- DESERT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESERT mean?
- A dry, largely barren region that receives very little rainfall and supports little vegetation.
- What letters can be added to DESERT?
- DESERT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DESERT:
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