Is DESECRATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESECRATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESECRATION mean?
- noun
blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
“desecration of the Holy Sabbath”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 DESECRATION
Single letters that turn DESECRATION 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 DESECRATION
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESECRATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- considerate14
- ancestored13
- coresident13
- deaconries13
- denticares13
- narcotised13
- necrotised13
- redactions13
- anecdotes12
- ardencies12
- catenoids12
- cedariest12
- centroids12
- coarsened12
- decanters12
- decorates12
- denticare12
- deracines12
- descanter12
- dicentras12
- doctrines12
- increased12
- nectaried12
- notecards12
- oceanside12
- rancidest12
- recondite12
- redaction12
- sarcodine12
- sectioned12
- sonicated12
- stridence12
- transcode12
- actioners11
- anoretics11
- carotenes11
- centiares11
- cisternae11
- creatines11
- creations11
- erections11
- esoterica11
- iterances11
- narcotise11
- necrotise11
- nectaries11
- neoterics11
- reactions11
- resection11
- secretion11
- acridest11
- actioned11
- anecdote11
- ascender11
- cantered11
- carotids11
- cartoned11
- castered11
- catenoid11
- censored11
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