Is DESOLATER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESOLATER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESOLATER mean?
Desolater is a form of DESOLATE.
- adjective
providing no shelter or sustenance
“bare rocky hills”
- verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
“The mother deserted her children”
- verb
reduce in population
“The epidemic depopulated the countryside”
- verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 10 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 DESOLATER
Single letters that turn DESOLATER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DESOLATER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delators9
- desalter9
- desolate9
- leotards9
- lodestar9
- reslated9
- treadles9
- oleaster8
- alerted8
- altered8
- dartles8
- dealers8
- dearest8
- delates8
- delator8
- derates8
- elodeas8
- lasered8
- leaders8
- leotard8
- loaders8
- oersted8
- oldster8
- ordeals8
- redates8
- related8
- reloads8
- resoled8
- roasted8
- sedater8
- solated8
- tasered8
- teredos8
- torsade8
- treadle8
- areoles7
- elaters7
- oleates7
- olestra7
- realest7
- relates7
- reslate7
- roseate7
- soleret7
- stealer7
- adores7
- alders7
- aldose7
- dartle7
- daters7
- dealer7
- delate7
- deltas7
- derate7
- derats7
- desalt7
- desert7
- deters7
- dorsal7
- dorsel7
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