Is DESICCATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESICCATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESICCATES mean?
Desiccates is a form of DESICCATE.
- verb
preserve by removing all water and liquids from
“carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”
- verb
remove water from
“All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”
- verb
lose water or moisture
“In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”
- adjective
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
“a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DESICCATES
DESICCATES 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 DESICCATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desiccate14
- accessed13
- ascetics12
- accedes12
- ascetic11
- accede11
- sicced11
- ticced11
- dacites10
- deceits10
- dicasts10
- discase10
- dissect10
- access10
- acetic10
- caseic10
- ecesic10
- steadies9
- ascites9
- ectases9
- ectasis9
- asdics9
- cadets9
- ceased9
- cessed9
- cisted9
- dacite9
- deceit9
- deices9
- dicast9
- edicts9
- cacti9
- disease8
- disseat8
- ideates8
- seaside8
- sedates8
- castes8
- ceases8
- cestas8
- ecesis8
- saices8
- acids8
- acted8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadet8
- cadis8
- caids8
- cased8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- cited8
- daces8
- deice8
- dices8
- dicta8
- discs8
- edict8
- scads8
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