Is DESALTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESALTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESALTER mean?
Desalter is a form of DESALT.
- verb
remove salt from
“desalinate water”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 9 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 DESALTER
Single letters that turn DESALTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of DESALTER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESALTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reslated9
- treadles9
- alerted8
- altered8
- dartles8
- dealers8
- dearest8
- delates8
- derates8
- lasered8
- leaders8
- redates8
- related8
- sedater8
- tasered8
- treadle8
- elaters7
- realest7
- relates7
- reslate7
- stealer7
- alders7
- dartle7
- daters7
- dealer7
- delate7
- deltas7
- derate7
- derats7
- desalt7
- desert7
- deters7
- elated7
- elders7
- eldest7
- erased7
- laders7
- lasted7
- leader7
- leased7
- redate7
- reseda7
- rested7
- salted7
- sealed7
- seared7
- seated7
- sedate7
- slated7
- staled7
- stared7
- teared7
- teased7
- trades7
- treads7
- alerts6
- alters6
- aretes6
- artels6
- easter6
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