Is DESENSITISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESENSITISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESENSITISE mean?
- verb
cause not to be sensitive
“The war desensitized many soldiers”
- verb
make insensitive
“His military training desensitized him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 12 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 DESENSITISE
Single letters that turn DESENSITISE 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 hooks2
Words you can make from DESENSITISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sensitised11
- tidinesses11
- densities10
- destinies10
- disseisee10
- ditsiness10
- seediness10
- sensitise9
- destines9
- disseise9
- dissents9
- insisted9
- neediest9
- seediest9
- tidiness9
- eensiest8
- sestines8
- sienites8
- deities8
- densest8
- desists8
- destine8
- dissent8
- endites8
- indites8
- insides8
- snidest8
- tineids8
- insists7
- seisins7
- senitis7
- senseis7
- sestine7
- sienite7
- deists7
- denies7
- desist7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- diesis7
- disses7
- endite7
- idents7
- indies7
- indite7
- inside7
- nested7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- steeds7
- teiids7
- teinds7
- tensed7
- tidies7
- tineid7
- insets6
- insist6
- isseis6
- nesses6
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