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Is DESERTING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DESERTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DESERTING mean?

Deserting is a form of DESERT.

  1. verb

    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

    “The mother deserted her children”

  2. noun

    arid land with little or no vegetation

  3. 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”

  4. noun

    (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9

D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 11 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 DESERTING

DESERTING 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 DESERTING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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