Is DECLAWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DECLAWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DECLAWS mean?
Declaws is a form of DECLAW.
- verb
remove the claws from
“declaw a cat”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + W (4) + 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 DECLAWS
DECLAWS 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 DECLAWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clawed12
- declaw12
- cawed11
- dwales10
- wealds10
- claws10
- clews10
- clades9
- decals9
- scaled9
- dwale9
- lawed9
- sawed9
- wades9
- waled9
- weald9
- welds9
- caws9
- claw9
- clew9
- cades8
- cased8
- clade8
- clads8
- daces8
- decal8
- laced8
- scald8
- swale8
- wales8
- weals8
- awed8
- daws8
- dews8
- lewd8
- wade8
- wads8
- weds8
- weld8
- caw8
- alecs7
- laces7
- scale7
- aced7
- awes7
- awls7
- cade7
- cads7
- clad7
- dace7
- laws7
- scad7
- slaw7
- slew7
- waes7
- wale7
- weal7
- daw7
- dew7
- wad7
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