Is DEPARTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPARTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPARTS mean?
Departs is a form of DEPART.
- verb
move away from a place into another direction
“Go away before I start to cry”
- verb
be at variance with; be out of line with
- verb
leave
“The family took off for Florida”
- verb
go away or leave
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (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 DEPARTS
DEPARTS 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.
Anagrams of DEPARTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DEPARTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- petards10
- adepts9
- depart9
- drapes9
- padres9
- parsed9
- parted9
- pasted9
- petard9
- prated9
- rasped9
- spader9
- spared9
- spread9
- paster8
- paters8
- prates8
- repast8
- tapers8
- trapes8
- adept8
- drape8
- padre8
- pards8
- pared8
- pated8
- raped8
- spade8
- spaed8
- taped8
- daters7
- derats7
- stared7
- trades7
- treads7
- apers7
- apres7
- apter7
- asper7
- pares7
- parse7
- parts7
- paste7
- pater7
- pates7
- pears7
- peart7
- peats7
- prase7
- prate7
- prats7
- presa7
- prest7
- rapes7
- reaps7
- septa7
- spare7
- spate7
- spear7
- sprat7
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