Is DEAMINATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEAMINATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEAMINATING mean?
Deaminating 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
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 DEAMINATING
DEAMINATING 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 DEAMINATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diamantine13
- maintained13
- diamagnet13
- mandating13
- mediating13
- animating12
- emanating12
- manganite12
- amending12
- demining12
- imagined12
- detaining11
- inanimate11
- agminate11
- amandine11
- animated11
- diamante11
- enigmata11
- indamine11
- damning11
- managed11
- mending11
- minding11
- amanitin10
- antimine10
- enditing10
- ideating10
- indagate10
- indigent10
- maintain10
- nidating10
- amidine10
- diamine10
- gateman10
- imagine10
- indamin10
- iteming10
- magenta10
- magnate10
- mandate10
- meaning10
- mediant10
- mintage10
- minting10
- nametag10
- teaming10
- tegmina10
- agamid10
- damage10
- degami10
- imaged10
- midget10
- amentia9
- animate9
- animati9
- antiman9
- deaning9
- denting9
- dieting9
- dinting9
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