Is DEPOPULATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPOPULATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPOPULATES mean?
Depopulates is a form of DEPOPULATE.
- verb
reduce in population
“The epidemic depopulated the countryside”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 DEPOPULATES
DEPOPULATES 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 DEPOPULATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depopulate15
- populated14
- septupled14
- populates13
- estopped13
- lappeted13
- stoppled13
- upleaped13
- outleaped12
- estoppel12
- papulose12
- populate12
- septuple12
- apposed12
- dapples12
- peopled12
- pupated12
- slapped12
- slopped12
- speedup12
- stepped12
- stopped12
- suppled12
- toppled12
- adoptees11
- outspeed11
- pedestal11
- postlude11
- pulsated11
- tadpoles11
- applets11
- appulse11
- lappets11
- laptops11
- loppets11
- papules11
- pasteup11
- peepals11
- peepuls11
- peoples11
- pupates11
- stopple11
- topples11
- upleaps11
- upleapt11
- upslope11
- dapple11
- lapped11
- lopped11
- palped11
- pulped11
- sapped11
- sopped11
- supped11
- tapped11
- topped11
- tupped11
- eelpouts10
- epaulets10
- outleaps10
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