Is DEPOSITORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPOSITORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPOSITORY mean?
- noun
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + O (1) + S (1) + I (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 DEPOSITORY
DEPOSITORY 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 DEPOSITORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- isotropy13
- porosity13
- prosody13
- spidery13
- tripody13
- depositor12
- droopiest12
- isotopy12
- isotype12
- pyrites12
- stripey12
- droopy12
- dropsy12
- diopters11
- dioptres11
- doorstep11
- peridots11
- portside11
- proteids11
- riposted11
- topsider11
- torpedos11
- destroy11
- stroyed11
- osprey11
- poetry11
- ptooey11
- pyrite11
- sporty11
- stripy11
- tepoys11
- typier11
- dopey11
- perdy11
- pyoid11
- typed11
- deports10
- deposit10
- diopter10
- dioptre10
- disport10
- dopiest10
- peridot10
- periods10
- podites10
- posited10
- proteid10
- redtops10
- sopited10
- spirted10
- spoored10
- sporoid10
- sported10
- stooped10
- striped10
- topside10
- torpedo10
- torpids10
- tripods10
- trooped10
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