Is DEPOPULATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPOPULATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPOPULATING mean?
Depopulating is a form of DEPOPULATE.
- verb
reduce in population
“The epidemic depopulated the countryside”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 DEPOPULATING
DEPOPULATING 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 DEPOPULATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pentaploid15
- populating15
- appointed14
- oppilated14
- panoplied14
- populated14
- unapplied14
- upleaping14
- dappling14
- oppugned14
- outleaping13
- uploading13
- genipapo13
- peopling13
- peponida13
- pupating13
- pupilage13
- toppling13
- untapped13
- untipped13
- dapping13
- dupping13
- glopped13
- outleading12
- aneuploid12
- planetoid12
- unpiloted12
- unplaited12
- adopting12
- anglepod12
- antipope12
- deputing12
- oppilant12
- oppilate12
- pedaling12
- pieplant12
- pleading12
- populate12
- poundage12
- pupation12
- updating12
- applied12
- genipap12
- lapping12
- lopping12
- nippled12
- oppidan12
- palping12
- pulping12
- pupated12
- tapping12
- tippled12
- topping12
- toppled12
- tupping12
- uppiled12
- gapped12
- gipped12
- longitude11
- outgained11
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