Is DEPILATORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPILATORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPILATORY mean?
- noun
a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
- noun
a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
- adjective
able to remove hair or render hairless
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 16 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 DEPILATORY
DEPILATORY 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 DEPILATORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- petalody14
- podiatry14
- torpidly14
- polarity13
- adeptly13
- pedlary13
- pyralid13
- rapidly13
- tepidly13
- tripody13
- depilator12
- adroitly12
- dilatory12
- elytroid12
- idolatry12
- peartly12
- peytral12
- protyle12
- pteryla12
- topiary12
- deploy12
- dopily12
- drapey12
- parody12
- played12
- ploidy12
- ployed12
- prayed12
- dioptral11
- dipteral11
- petaloid11
- portaled11
- tripedal11
- tripodal11
- dietary11
- lyrated11
- readily11
- tardily11
- tiredly11
- paltry11
- parity11
- parley11
- partly11
- pearly11
- peltry11
- pertly11
- peyotl11
- player11
- poetry11
- polity11
- portly11
- protyl11
- pylori11
- pyrite11
- pyrola11
- raptly11
- replay11
- ripely11
- ropily11
- teapoy11
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