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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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