DESK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DESK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DESK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about DESK
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 DESK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A table for writing or working at.
Desk and dish come from the same Latin word for a flat board, which also produced disc and dais. Four English words descend from one object seen from four different angles.
How DESK is used
Countable: a desk, two desks.
- A desk that size will not go up the stairs.
- The word desk shares a root with dish and dais.
- Four English words came from one Latin board, and desk is one.
- The news desk is named from the furniture.
- Two desks pushed together make a very poor table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESK
The 4 tiles of DESK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DESK
17 longer words begin with DESK.
Words ending in DESK
3 words end in DESK. Useful as a back hook: play DESK onto a word already on the board.
Words with DESK inside
3 words contain DESK in the middle. Words that start with DESK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DESK
Common questions about DESK
- Is DESK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESK worth?
- DESK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESK mean?
- A table for writing or working at.
- What letters can be added to DESK?
- DESK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DESK:
Open DESK in the Word Finder