DESUGAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DESUGAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESUGAR?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESUGAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESUGAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
desugarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESUGAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESUGAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does DESUGAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove sugar from something.
Food makers desugar a product to make it less sweet or suitable for special diets. In programming, the same verb names the step of translating convenient shorthand into simpler core syntax. Both uses depend on stripping away something added.
How DESUGAR is used
Used in food technology and, informally, in computer-language discussions.
- The factory can desugar the juice before bottling.
- The compiler will desugar this shorthand into plain loops.
- Try to desugar your morning coffee a little each week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESUGAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DESUGAR
The 7 tiles of DESUGAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DESUGAR
3 longer words begin with DESUGAR.
Shorter words from the letters in DESUGAR
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Common questions about DESUGAR
- Is DESUGAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESUGAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESUGAR worth?
- DESUGAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESUGAR mean?
- To remove sugar from something.
- What letters can be added to DESUGAR?
- DESUGAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESUGAR:
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