Is DEPARTURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPARTURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPARTURES mean?
Departures is a form of DEPARTURE.
- noun
the act of departing
- noun
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
“the deviation from the mean”
- noun
euphemistic expressions for death
“thousands mourned his passing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DEPARTURES
DEPARTURES 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 DEPARTURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apertured12
- departure12
- depurates12
- persuader12
- apertures11
- depurate11
- pastured11
- pederast11
- perdures11
- persuade11
- predates11
- raptured11
- repasted11
- respread11
- spreader11
- trapesed11
- updaters11
- upreared11
- upstared11
- treasured10
- aperture10
- pasturer10
- raptures10
- taperers10
- adepter10
- departs10
- deputes10
- drapers10
- erupted10
- perdues10
- perdure10
- perused10
- petards10
- predate10
- reputed10
- respade10
- retaped10
- sparred10
- speared10
- spurred10
- spurted10
- supered10
- tapered10
- updarts10
- updater10
- updates10
- uprated10
- arrested9
- drearest9
- retreads9
- serrated9
- treaders9
- epaters9
- parters9
- parures9
- pasture9
- pearter9
- peruser9
- praters9
- prester9
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