Is DESIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESIRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESIRES mean?
Desires is a form of DESIRE.
- noun
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
- verb
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
“I want to go home now”
- noun
an inclination to want things
“a man of many desires”
- noun
something that is desired
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 DESIRES
DESIRES 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.
Anagrams of DESIRES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESIRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- resides8
- desire7
- dieses7
- eiders7
- reside7
- resids7
- seders7
- seised7
- seiser6
- series6
- sirees6
- deers6
- desis6
- drees6
- dress6
- dries6
- eider6
- redes6
- reeds6
- resid6
- rides6
- seder6
- seeds6
- sered6
- sides6
- sired6
- erses5
- reses5
- rises5
- seers5
- seise5
- seres5
- siree5
- sires5
- deer5
- dees5
- dere5
- desi5
- dies5
- dire5
- diss5
- dree5
- eide5
- ides5
- ired5
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- ride5
- rids5
- seed5
- side5
- eses4
- esse4
- ires4
- rees4
- reis4
- rise4
- seer4
- sees4
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