Is DESALINATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESALINATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESALINATES mean?
Desalinates is a form of DESALINATE.
- verb
remove salt from
“desalinate water”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 DESALINATES
DESALINATES 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 DESALINATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dentalises11
- desalinate11
- alienated10
- andesites10
- datelines10
- dentalise10
- nasalised10
- alienates9
- elastanes9
- essential9
- taeniases9
- andesite9
- aniseeds9
- assailed9
- assented9
- dateless9
- dateline9
- dealates9
- delaines9
- dentalia9
- destains9
- destines9
- detassel9
- diastase9
- enlisted9
- entailed9
- idealess9
- idleness9
- leadiest9
- lineated9
- linseeds9
- listened9
- sandiest9
- sensated9
- standees9
- steadies9
- tasseled9
- tideless9
- tinseled9
- alienate8
- elastane8
- elastase8
- elastins8
- entasias8
- etesians8
- lateness8
- liteness8
- nailsets8
- nasalise8
- salients8
- saltines8
- sealants8
- setlines8
- teniases8
- aediles8
- aidless8
- aliased8
- aliened8
- aniseed8
- ansated8
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