DESICCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESICCATE 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 DESICCATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESICCATE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESICCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESICCATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESICCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESICCATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESICCATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To remove nearly all moisture from something, drying it out completely.
Food makers desiccate fruit and coconut to preserve them for months. The word also describes a land or a person left dry and lifeless, as when a long drought can desiccate a river valley.
How DESICCATE is used
Used for thorough drying in food, science and figurative description.
- The sun will desiccate the seaweed in a few days.
- They desiccate the coconut before it is packed.
- A harsh wind can desiccate exposed soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESICCATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESICCATE
2 longer words begin with DESICCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESICCATE
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Common questions about DESICCATE
- Is DESICCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESICCATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESICCATE worth?
- DESICCATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESICCATE mean?
- To remove nearly all moisture from something, drying it out completely.
- What letters can be added to DESICCATE?
- DESICCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESICCATE:
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