Is DESIDERATA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESIDERATA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESIDERATA mean?
Desiderata is a form of DESIDERATUM.
- noun
something desired as a necessity
“the desiderata for a vacation are time and money”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + A (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 DESIDERATA
DESIDERATA 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 DESIDERATA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- eradiated11
- eradiates10
- disrated10
- dreadest10
- radiated10
- reddiest10
- steadied10
- airdates9
- dataries9
- eradiate9
- radiates9
- readiest9
- seriated9
- steadier9
- addrest9
- dadaist9
- dastard9
- deadest9
- deaired9
- derated9
- derides9
- desired9
- ideated9
- raddest9
- readied9
- redated9
- reddest9
- resided9
- sedated9
- steaded9
- tedders9
- teddies9
- treaded9
- aerated8
- airdate8
- aridest8
- astride8
- dearest8
- dearies8
- derates8
- diaster8
- diester8
- dieters8
- disrate8
- ideates8
- radiate8
- readies8
- redates8
- reedits8
- resited8
- sedater8
- staider8
- tardies8
- tasered8
- tiaraed8
- tirades8
- adders8
- darted8
- deader8
- deride8
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