Is DESENSITIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESENSITIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESENSITIZES mean?
Desensitizes is a form of DESENSITIZE.
- 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
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 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 DESENSITIZES
DESENSITIZES 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 DESENSITIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desensitize21
- ditzinesses21
- disseizees20
- sensitized20
- sensitizes19
- disseizee19
- disseizes19
- ditziness19
- sensitize18
- sneeziest18
- zestiness18
- disseize18
- sizeists17
- siziness17
- sneezed17
- seizins16
- sizeist16
- siziest16
- sneezes16
- ditzes16
- dizens16
- seized16
- zested16
- seizes15
- seizin15
- sneeze15
- dizen15
- sized15
- seize14
- sizes14
- tizes14
- zeins14
- zests14
- zines14
- zitis14
- ditz14
- zeds14
- size13
- zees13
- zein13
- zens13
- zest13
- zine13
- zins13
- ziti13
- zits13
- zed13
- desensitise12
- sez12
- tiz12
- zee12
- zen12
- zin12
- zit12
- sensitised11
- tidinesses11
- densities10
- destinies10
- disseisee10
- ditsiness10
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