Is DESISTANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESISTANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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.
Definition
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See the definition of DesistancesHooks for DESISTANCES
DESISTANCES 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 DESISTANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acidnesses13
- desistance13
- distances12
- steadiness11
- asciteses11
- cineastes11
- ecstasies11
- acidness11
- danciest11
- descants11
- descents11
- discants11
- discases11
- dissects11
- distance11
- andesites10
- staidness10
- cassenes10
- cassines10
- centesis10
- cineaste10
- cineasts10
- scanties10
- ascends10
- candies10
- dacites10
- decanes10
- decants10
- deceits10
- descant10
- descent10
- dicasts10
- discant10
- discase10
- dissect10
- enacted10
- encased10
- enticed10
- incased10
- scanted10
- scented10
- andesite9
- aniseeds9
- assented9
- assisted9
- destains9
- destines9
- diseases9
- disseats9
- dissents9
- sandiest9
- seasides9
- sensated9
- standees9
- steadies9
- acetins9
- ascents9
- asceses9
- ascesis9
- ascites9
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