Is DESICCATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESICCATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESICCATED mean?
- adjective
thoroughly dried out
“old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars”
- adjective
preserved by removing natural moisture
“dried beef”
- adjective
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
“a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 DESICCATED
DESICCATED 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 DESICCATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desiccate14
- caddices14
- dedicates13
- acceded13
- caddice13
- dedicate12
- accedes12
- addicts11
- ascetic11
- caddies11
- decades11
- decides11
- didacts11
- accede11
- sicced11
- ticced11
- steadied10
- dacites10
- deceits10
- acetic10
- addict10
- caddie10
- caddis10
- caseic10
- decade10
- decide10
- deiced10
- didact10
- disced10
- ecesic10
- deadest9
- ideated9
- sedated9
- steaded9
- teddies9
- cadets9
- ceased9
- cisted9
- dacite9
- deceit9
- deices9
- dicast9
- edicts9
- cacti9
- ceded9
- diced9
- ideates8
- dieted8
- eddies8
- edited8
- acids8
- acted8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadet8
- cadis8
- caids8
- cased8
- cedes8
- cedis8
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