Is DESERTIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESERTIFIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of DesertifiesHooks for DESERTIFIES
DESERTIFIES 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 DESERTIFIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- esterified14
- esterifies13
- firesides13
- reedifies13
- deifiers12
- edifiers12
- festered12
- fideists12
- fireside12
- redefies12
- resifted12
- feistier11
- ferities11
- fieriest11
- reefiest11
- defiers11
- deifier11
- deifies11
- edifier11
- edifies11
- feeders11
- fideist11
- refeeds11
- reified11
- serifed11
- siderites10
- festers10
- frisees10
- reifies10
- resifts10
- sifters10
- strifes10
- defers10
- defier10
- defies10
- defter10
- drifts10
- feeder10
- fessed10
- fisted10
- reefed10
- refeed10
- rifted10
- sifted10
- trifid10
- diereses9
- dieresis9
- diesters9
- editress9
- reediest9
- resisted9
- seediest9
- siderite9
- sistered9
- feirie9
- feists9
- fester9
- firees9
- firsts9
- freest9
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