Is DELATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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.
Definition
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See the definition of DelatesHooks for DELATES
DELATES 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 DELATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delate7
- deltas7
- desalt7
- elated7
- eldest7
- lasted7
- leased7
- salted7
- sealed7
- seated7
- sedate7
- slated7
- staled7
- teased7
- elates6
- stelae6
- teasel6
- aedes6
- dales6
- dates6
- deals6
- dealt6
- deets6
- deles6
- delta6
- delts6
- eased6
- lades6
- lased6
- lated6
- leads6
- ledes6
- sated6
- stade6
- stead6
- steed6
- tased6
- tsade6
- easel5
- elate5
- lease5
- least5
- leets5
- setae5
- setal5
- slate5
- sleet5
- stale5
- steal5
- steel5
- stela5
- stele5
- taels5
- tales5
- teals5
- tease5
- teels5
- telae5
- teles5
- tesla5
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