Is DESOLATENESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESOLATENESS 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
15
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DesolatenessHooks for DESOLATENESS
DESOLATENESS 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 DESOLATENESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elatedness11
- sedateness11
- latenesses10
- desolates10
- detassels10
- endosteal10
- oldnesses10
- selenates9
- selenoses9
- staleness9
- stoneless9
- tenseless9
- adenoses9
- assented9
- dateless9
- desolate9
- detassel9
- endostea9
- lessened9
- lessoned9
- needless9
- sandless9
- sandlots9
- seasoned9
- seedless9
- sensated9
- sodaless9
- standees9
- stenosed9
- tasseled9
- teaseled9
- toadless9
- enolases8
- lateness8
- lostness8
- noseless8
- noteless8
- saltness8
- seatless8
- selenate8
- sensates8
- soleness8
- stenoses8
- toneless8
- aedeses8
- aldoses8
- daltons8
- delates8
- deletes8
- denotes8
- densest8
- dentals8
- desalts8
- donates8
- dossals8
- dossels8
- easeled8
- eldests8
- elodeas8
- endless8
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