Is DEAMINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEAMINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEAMINATES mean?
Deaminates is a form of DEAMINATE.
- verb
remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DEAMINATES
DEAMINATES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DEAMINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amnestied12
- deaminase12
- deaminate12
- dementias12
- diamantes12
- adamsite11
- animated11
- dementia11
- dementis11
- diamante11
- diastema11
- emanated11
- maenades11
- mandates11
- mediants11
- mediates11
- sediment11
- sidemeat11
- stamened11
- amentias10
- animates10
- emanates10
- etamines10
- manatees10
- matinees10
- miseaten10
- amidase10
- anadems10
- damnest10
- demeans10
- dementi10
- dements10
- diastem10
- edemata10
- maenads10
- maidans10
- maidens10
- mandate10
- mantids10
- medians10
- mediant10
- mediate10
- medinas10
- mindset10
- misdate10
- mistend10
- seedman10
- sideman10
- sidemen10
- steamed10
- tandems10
- andesite9
- amentia9
- amnesia9
- anemias9
- animate9
- emanate9
- emetins9
- enemata9
- etamine9
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