Is DESCALES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESCALES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESCALES mean?
Descales is a form of DESCALE.
- verb
remove the scales from
“scale fish”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DESCALES
DESCALES 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 DESCALES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESCALES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- declasse11
- classed10
- declass10
- descale10
- ceased9
- cessed9
- clades9
- decals9
- scalds9
- scaled9
- ceases8
- scales8
- cades8
- cased8
- cedes8
- clade8
- clads8
- daces8
- decal8
- laced8
- scads8
- scald8
- leased7
- sealed7
- alecs7
- cases7
- cease7
- class7
- laces7
- scale7
- aced7
- cade7
- cads7
- cede7
- clad7
- dace7
- scad7
- easels6
- leases6
- aedes6
- dales6
- deals6
- deles6
- eased6
- lades6
- lased6
- leads6
- ledes6
- sades6
- seeds6
- sleds6
- aces6
- alec6
- cals6
- case6
- cees6
- cels6
- cess6
- lace6
- lacs6
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