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Is DESERTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DESERTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DESERTS mean?

Deserts 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

8

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

7

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 8 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 DESERTS

DESERTS 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.

Anagrams of DESERTS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from DESERTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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