Is DECHLORINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECHLORINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECHLORINATES mean?
Dechlorinates is a form of DECHLORINATE.
- verb
remove chlorine from (water)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + H (4) + L (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 DECHLORINATES
DECHLORINATES 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 DECHLORINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dechlorinate18
- achondrites17
- chandeliers17
- chandleries17
- chlorinated17
- chlorinates16
- achondrite16
- chandelier16
- chlordanes16
- chondrites16
- christened16
- decathlons16
- endarchies16
- endothecia16
- ethnocides16
- tracheides16
- ethanediols15
- lionhearted15
- anchorites15
- antechoirs15
- anthelices15
- antichlors15
- chelations15
- chlorinate15
- tracheoles15
- cashiered15
- chaldrons15
- chandlers15
- charioted15
- chastened15
- chlordane15
- chlordans15
- chlorides15
- chondrite15
- chordates15
- coinhered15
- decathlon15
- dehiscent15
- detachers15
- echinated15
- ethnocide15
- holandric15
- reclothed15
- satcheled15
- technoids15
- thinclads15
- threnodic15
- tracheids15
- centralised14
- considerate14
- credentials14
- desecration14
- dinotheres14
- disenthral14
- dishearten14
- endothelia14
- ethanediol14
- headliners14
- threnodies14
- acroliths14
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