Is DESENSITISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESENSITISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESENSITISING mean?
- adjective
making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 DESENSITISING
DESENSITISING 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 DESENSITISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dinginesses13
- indigenises13
- sensitising12
- disseising12
- dissenting12
- indigenise12
- genisteins11
- sensitised11
- stinginess11
- tidinesses11
- desisting11
- destining11
- digenesis11
- digitises11
- dignities11
- dinginess11
- indigenes11
- indigents11
- tininesses10
- densities10
- destinies10
- disseisin10
- ditsiness10
- genistein10
- insisting10
- snideness10
- diegesis10
- digitise10
- dingiest10
- edginess10
- enditing10
- indigene10
- indigens10
- indigent10
- inditing10
- ingested10
- sedgiest10
- signeted10
- einsteins9
- sensitise9
- dentines9
- desinent9
- destines9
- disseise9
- dissents9
- ginniest9
- gneisses9
- insisted9
- seinings9
- seisings9
- tidiness9
- denting9
- designs9
- dieting9
- digests9
- dingies9
- dinings9
- dinting9
- dissing9
- edgiest9
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