DESQUAMATORIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESQUAMATORIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DESQUAMATORIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESQUAMATORIES is to know. It scores 26 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESQUAMATORIES
No single letter turns DESQUAMATORIES into another word.
How DESQUAMATORIES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DESQUAMATORIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESQUAMATORIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESQUAMATORIES
- DESQUAMATORIES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESQUAMATORIES mean in Scrabble?
DESQUAMATORIES is the plural of DESQUAMATORY.
Shorter words from the letters in DESQUAMATORIES
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Common questions about DESQUAMATORIES
- Is DESQUAMATORIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESQUAMATORIES is not in it.
- How many points is DESQUAMATORIES worth?
- DESQUAMATORIES is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESQUAMATORIES?
- No single letter can be added to DESQUAMATORIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DESQUAMATORIES:
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