Is DELETIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELETIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELETIONS mean?
Deletions is a form of DELETION.
- noun
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
- noun
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
- noun
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
“an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors”
- noun
the act of deleting something written or printed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 9
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 10 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 DELETIONS
DELETIONS 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 DELETIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deletion9
- enlisted9
- entoiled9
- lentoids9
- lesioned9
- listened9
- tinseled9
- denotes8
- dentils8
- destine8
- eloined8
- endites8
- enisled8
- ensiled8
- indoles8
- isleted8
- lenited8
- lentoid8
- linseed8
- nestled8
- oilseed8
- entoils7
- etoiles7
- lenites7
- lisente7
- oleines7
- onliest7
- setline7
- tensile7
- delist7
- denies7
- denote7
- dentil7
- dienes7
- diesel7
- donees7
- donsie7
- ediles7
- eldest7
- elides7
- endite7
- idents7
- idlest7
- indole7
- indols7
- lensed7
- linted7
- listed7
- lodens7
- nested7
- noised7
- oldest7
- oldies7
- onside7
- sedile7
- seidel7
- seined7
- siloed7
- silted7
- soiled7
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