Is DESIROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESIROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESIROUS mean?
- adjective
having or expressing desire for something
“desirous of high office”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 9 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 DESIROUS
DESIROUS 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 DESIROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diseurs8
- dossier8
- dousers8
- sudsier8
- serious7
- diseur7
- disuse7
- dories7
- dosers7
- dosser7
- douser7
- douses7
- druses7
- duress7
- issued7
- resids7
- resods7
- roused7
- soured7
- soused7
- sudors7
- sudser7
- uredos7
- ursids7
- issuer6
- osiers6
- rouses6
- seisor6
- serous6
- sieurs6
- souser6
- desis6
- doers6
- dores6
- doser6
- doses6
- douse6
- dress6
- dries6
- dross6
- druse6
- dures6
- duros6
- eidos6
- redos6
- resid6
- resod6
- rides6
- rodes6
- roids6
- rosed6
- sides6
- sired6
- sords6
- sored6
- sudor6
- surds6
- sused6
- uredo6
- ursid6
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