DESQUAMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. DESQUAMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESQUAMATE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESQUAMATE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESQUAMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESQUAMATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESQUAMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESQUAMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESQUAMATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medicaltechnical
To shed the outer layer of skin or tissue in small scales or flakes.
Skin will desquamate after sunburn or during some fevers, as dead cells separate and lift away in fine sheets. Doctors treat it as a sign worth noting rather than a disease in itself. The noun desquamation names the same process.
How DESQUAMATE is used
Appears in medical and biological writing about peeling skin and shedding cell layers.
- After the fever the skin on his palms began to desquamate.
- Dry lips may desquamate in cold weather.
- The lining of the organ was seen to desquamate under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESQUAMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESQUAMATE
2 longer words begin with DESQUAMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESQUAMATE
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Common questions about DESQUAMATE
- Is DESQUAMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESQUAMATE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESQUAMATE worth?
- DESQUAMATE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESQUAMATE mean?
- To shed the outer layer of skin or tissue in small scales or flakes.
- What letters can be added to DESQUAMATE?
- DESQUAMATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESQUAMATE:
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