Is DESERT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESERT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESERT mean?
- verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
“The mother deserted her children”
- noun
arid land with little or no vegetation
- verb
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
“If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot”
- noun
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 6
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) = 7 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 DESERT
Single letters that turn DESERT 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 DESERT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESERT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deters7
- rested7
- deers6
- deets6
- deter6
- drees6
- drest6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- sered6
- steed6
- treed6
- ester5
- reest5
- reset5
- steer5
- stere5
- teres5
- terse5
- trees5
- deer5
- dees5
- deet5
- dere5
- dree5
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- seed5
- teds5
- teed5
- erst4
- rees4
- rest4
- rete4
- rets4
- seer4
- sere4
- tees4
- tree4
- tres4
- dee4
- eds4
- red4
- ted4
- ere3
- ers3
- est3
- ree3
- res3
- ret3
- see3
- ser3
- set3
- tee3
- tes3
- de3
- ed3
- er2
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