Is DESECRATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESECRATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESECRATES mean?
Desecrates is a form of DESECRATE.
- verb
violate the sacred character of a place or language
“desecrate a cemetery”
- verb
remove the consecration from a person or an object
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DESECRATES
DESECRATES 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 DESECRATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decreases12
- desecrate12
- sacredest12
- scaredest12
- caressed11
- castered11
- deceases11
- decrease11
- recessed11
- resected11
- seceders11
- secreted11
- seedcase11
- cateress10
- cerastes10
- secretes10
- sesterce10
- catered10
- cerated10
- creased10
- created10
- crested10
- decares10
- decease10
- decrees10
- erected10
- reacted10
- recedes10
- redacts10
- scarted10
- screeds10
- seceder10
- secedes10
- asserted9
- dearests9
- reseated9
- actress9
- casters9
- cerates9
- creases9
- creates9
- creeses9
- cresset9
- ecartes9
- ectases9
- recasts9
- resects9
- secrete9
- secrets9
- cadets9
- cadres9
- carted9
- ceased9
- cedars9
- ceders9
- cessed9
- crated9
- creeds9
- decare9
- decree9
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