Is DESINENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESINENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of DesinencesHooks for DESINENCES
DESINENCES 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 DESINENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desinence12
- incensed11
- senesced11
- neediness10
- incenses10
- niceness10
- secedes10
- essence9
- incense9
- senesce9
- censed9
- cessed9
- deices9
- edenic9
- scends9
- secede9
- indenes8
- censes8
- ecesis8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- deice8
- dices8
- discs8
- scend8
- denies7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- indene7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- sinned7
- cense7
- cines7
- niece7
- scene7
- sices7
- since7
- cede7
- cedi7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- seines6
- sensei6
- denes6
- dense6
- desis6
- diene6
- dines6
- inned6
- needs6
- nides6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sides6
- sneds6
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