Is DERACINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DERACINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DERACINATES mean?
Deracinates is a form of DERACINATE.
- verb
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
“The war uprooted many people”
- verb
pull up by or as if by the roots
“uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 DERACINATES
DERACINATES 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.
Anagrams of DERACINATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DERACINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascertained14
- denticares13
- deracinate13
- discarnate13
- eradicants13
- eradicates13
- catenaries12
- acierated12
- ardencies12
- carinated12
- cedariest12
- decanters12
- denticare12
- deracines12
- descanter12
- dicentras12
- eradicant12
- eradicate12
- increased12
- nectaried12
- radiances12
- radicates12
- rancidest12
- stridence12
- acierates11
- ascertain11
- caseinate11
- centiares11
- cisternae11
- craniates11
- creatines11
- iterances11
- nectaries11
- sectarian11
- acerated11
- acridest11
- antacids11
- ascender11
- cadaster11
- cadastre11
- cantered11
- caseated11
- castered11
- crenated11
- danciest11
- decanter11
- deciares11
- deracine11
- desertic11
- dicentra11
- discreet11
- discrete11
- distance11
- dracenas11
- radiance11
- radicate11
- reascend11
- recanted11
- dentaries10
- detainers10
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