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Is DESICCATING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DESICCATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does DESICCATING mean?

Desiccating is a form of DESICCATE.

  1. verb

    preserve by removing all water and liquids from

    “carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”

  2. verb

    remove water from

    “All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”

  3. verb

    lose water or moisture

    “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”

  4. adjective

    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

    “a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

11

Letters

D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 DESICCATING

DESICCATING 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 DESICCATING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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