DESOLATING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DESOLATING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESOLATING?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESOLATING is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESOLATING
No single letter turns DESOLATING into another word.
How DESOLATING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESOLATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESOLATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESOLATING
- All 10 letters of DESOLATING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DESOLATING
1 longer words begin with DESOLATING.
Shorter words from the letters in DESOLATING
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Common questions about DESOLATING
- Is DESOLATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESOLATING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESOLATING worth?
- DESOLATING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESOLATING?
- No single letter can be added to DESOLATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESOLATING:
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