Is DEFORESTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEFORESTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEFORESTS mean?
Deforests is a form of DEFOREST.
- verb
remove the trees from
“The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (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 DEFORESTS
DEFORESTS 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 DEFORESTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deforest12
- defrosts12
- forested12
- fostered12
- frosteds12
- defrost11
- frosted11
- festers10
- forests10
- fosters10
- defers10
- defter10
- fessed10
- dosseret9
- oersteds9
- fester9
- fetors9
- forest9
- fortes9
- foster9
- freest9
- frosts9
- softer9
- defer9
- feeds9
- feods9
- feted9
- fords9
- freed9
- refed9
- deserts8
- dessert8
- oersted8
- teredos8
- tressed8
- feres8
- fesse8
- fests8
- fetes8
- fetor8
- fores8
- forte8
- forts8
- fosse8
- frees8
- frets8
- froes8
- frost8
- ofter8
- reefs8
- serfs8
- softs8
- deft8
- feds8
- feed8
- feod8
- ford8
- stereos7
- desert7
- deters7
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