DISINFESTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISINFESTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2i1s1i1n1f4e1s1t1a1n1t1
PlayableDISINFESTANT · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DISINFESTANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.42%
Our own measure of how useful DISINFESTANT is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISINFESTANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disinfestantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISINFESTANT scores
Scrabble d2i1s1i1n1f4e1s1t1a1n1t1 16
Words with Friends d2i1s1i1n2f4e1s1t1a1n2t1 18
Face value of the 12 tiles in DISINFESTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISINFESTANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DISINFESTANT
1 longer words begin with DISINFESTANT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISINFESTANT
infestants13 daintiness11 disinfest13 satisfied13 faintiest12 faintness12 fattiness12 infestant12 niftiness12 sniftiest12 daintiest10 dittanies10 sanidines10 sanitised10 insistent9 nattiness9 satiniest9 stannites9 tintiness9 titanises9 daftness12 fideists12 sanified12 stedfast12 fainites11 fainness11 faintest11 fansites11 finniest11 fistiest11 infantes11 naifness11 niftiest11 sanifies11 adenitis9 dainties9 dentists9 destains9 dietists9 distains9
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Common questions about DISINFESTANT
- Is DISINFESTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISINFESTANT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISINFESTANT worth?
- DISINFESTANT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISINFESTANT?
- DISINFESTANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DISINFESTANT:
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