Is DEPILATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPILATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPILATES mean?
Depilates is a form of DEPILATE.
- verb
remove body hair
“epilate her legs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 DEPILATES
DEPILATES 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 DEPILATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depilate11
- epilated11
- pedestal11
- pileated11
- pleiades11
- talipeds11
- epilates10
- alipeds10
- despite10
- elapids10
- elapsed10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- pestled10
- petaled10
- plaited10
- plastid10
- pleased10
- pleated10
- pleiads10
- sepaled10
- spalted10
- speiled10
- spieled10
- stapled10
- taliped10
- leadiest9
- aplites9
- epilate9
- epistle9
- paliest9
- pelites9
- pileate9
- platies9
- talipes9
- adepts9
- aliped9
- dispel9
- elapid9
- espied9
- lapsed9
- leaped9
- lisped9
- padles9
- pasted9
- pealed9
- pedals9
- pedate9
- peised9
- pelted9
- pesade9
- plaids9
- plated9
- pleads9
- pleiad9
- salpid9
- sliped9
- spiled9
- spited9
- stiped9
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