Is DESERTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESERTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESERTERS mean?
Deserters is a form of DESERTER.
- noun
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- noun
a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 10 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 DESERTERS
DESERTERS 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 DESERTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deserter9
- steerers8
- deserts8
- dessert8
- dresser8
- redress8
- reested8
- reseeds8
- seeders8
- steered8
- tressed8
- resters7
- steerer7
- tereses7
- desert7
- deters7
- reseed7
- rested7
- seders7
- seeder7
- steeds7
- esters6
- reests6
- resees6
- resets6
- rester6
- serest6
- steers6
- steres6
- terser6
- deers6
- deets6
- deter6
- drees6
- dress6
- drest6
- erred6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- seeds6
- sered6
- steed6
- treed6
- erses5
- ester5
- reest5
- resee5
- reses5
- reset5
- rests5
- seers5
- serer5
- seres5
- steer5
- stere5
- teres5
- terse5
- trees5
- tress5
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