Is DEPARTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPARTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPARTED mean?
- noun
someone who is no longer alive
“I wonder what the dead person would have done”
- adjective
well in the past; former
“bygone days”
- adjective
dead
“he is deceased”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 DEPARTED
Single letters that turn DEPARTED into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of DEPARTED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DEPARTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- predated12
- adepter10
- predate10
- retaped10
- tapered10
- draped10
- padder10
- derated9
- redated9
- treaded9
- depart9
- pardee9
- parted9
- pedate9
- petard9
- prated9
- reaped9
- darted8
- deader8
- epater8
- repeat8
- retape8
- tedder8
- traded8
- adept8
- drape8
- padre8
- pared8
- pated8
- preed8
- raped8
- taped8
- derate7
- redate7
- teared7
- adder7
- apter7
- dared7
- dated7
- dread7
- dreed7
- etape7
- pater7
- peart7
- perea7
- peter7
- prate7
- readd7
- reded7
- taper7
- aped7
- deep7
- pard7
- peed7
- dater6
- derat6
- deter6
- eared6
- rated6
- tared6
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