Is DESIGNATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESIGNATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESIGNATIONS mean?
Designations is a form of DESIGNATION.
- noun
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
- noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
- noun
the act of designating or identifying something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 DESIGNATIONS
DESIGNATIONS 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 DESIGNATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- designation13
- isoantigens12
- destaining12
- digestions12
- diosgenins12
- disseating12
- dissenting12
- daintiness11
- dissention11
- distension11
- ingestions11
- isoantigen11
- tendinosis11
- anodising11
- desisting11
- destining11
- detaining11
- diagnoses11
- diagnosis11
- digestion11
- dinginess11
- diosgenin11
- diseasing11
- gneissoid11
- indigents11
- standings11
- steadings11
- agonistes10
- antinodes10
- assenting10
- dissonant10
- ideations10
- ingestion10
- iodinates10
- negations10
- nidations10
- sandstone10
- sanidines10
- sanitised10
- seasoning10
- sedations10
- seditions10
- sensating10
- stenosing10
- tanginess10
- agonised10
- assigned10
- denoting10
- diagnose10
- dingiest10
- donating10
- enditing10
- godetias10
- ideating10
- indigens10
- indigent10
- indigoes10
- iodating10
- nidating10
- sedating10
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