Is DEHYDRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEHYDRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEHYDRATES mean?
Dehydrates is a form of DEHYDRATE.
- verb
preserve by removing all water and liquids from
“carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”
- verb
remove water from
“All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”
- verb
lose water or moisture
“In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + H (4) + Y (4) + D (2) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 DEHYDRATES
DEHYDRATES 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 DEHYDRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dehydrate17
- hydrated16
- hydrates15
- hayseed14
- hydrase14
- hydrate14
- thready14
- redheads13
- threaded13
- deathy13
- hydrae13
- hydras13
- estrayed12
- headrest12
- adhered12
- deashed12
- dryades12
- haddest12
- redhead12
- shedder12
- earthy12
- hayers12
- hearty12
- heresy12
- thyrse12
- trashy12
- dashy12
- hardy12
- hayed12
- heady12
- hydra12
- shady12
- adheres11
- dearths11
- earthed11
- hardest11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- headers11
- headset11
- hearsed11
- hearted11
- sharted11
- sheared11
- strayed11
- threads11
- trashed11
- yeasted11
- dashed11
- drayed11
- dryads11
- headed11
- herded11
- redyed11
- shaded11
- yarded11
- hasty11
- hayer11
- rhyta11
- shyer11
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