Is DESERVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESERVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESERVES mean?
Deserves is a form of DESERVE.
- verb
be worthy or deserving
“You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 DESERVES
DESERVES 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 DESERVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deserve11
- severed11
- reeved10
- served10
- veered10
- versed10
- reeves9
- serves9
- severe9
- severs9
- verses9
- reseeds8
- seeders8
- reeve8
- serve8
- sever8
- veers8
- verse8
- devs8
- reseed7
- seders7
- seeder7
- ever7
- eves7
- revs7
- sevs7
- veer7
- vees7
- dev7
- resees6
- deers6
- drees6
- dress6
- redes6
- reeds6
- seder6
- seeds6
- sered6
- eve6
- rev6
- sev6
- vee6
- erses5
- resee5
- reses5
- seers5
- seres5
- deer5
- dees5
- dere5
- dree5
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- seed5
- eses4
- esse4
- rees4
- seer4
- sees4
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