Is DEPUTIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEPUTIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEPUTIZES mean?
Deputizes is a form of DEPUTIZE.
- verb
act as a substitute
“She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold”
- verb
appoint as a substitute
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 DEPUTIZES
DEPUTIZES 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 DEPUTIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deputize20
- upsized19
- putzed18
- putzes17
- upsize17
- ditzes16
- seized16
- zested16
- spitz16
- sized15
- putz15
- zeps15
- zips15
- seize14
- tizes14
- ditz14
- zeds14
- zep14
- zip14
- size13
- zees13
- zest13
- zits13
- zed13
- sez12
- tiz12
- zee12
- zit12
- deputies11
- deputise11
- deputes10
- despite10
- dispute10
- depute9
- espied9
- peised9
- spited9
- stiped9
- stupid9
- upside9
- deeps8
- dupes8
- pedes8
- pedis8
- pseud8
- siped8
- speed8
- spied8
- spued8
- tepid8
- duties7
- etudes7
- suited7
- peise7
- piste7
- setup7
- situp7
- spite7
- steep7
- stipe7
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