Is DESOLATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESOLATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESOLATES mean?
Desolates 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) + S (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 DESOLATES
DESOLATES 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 DESOLATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dateless9
- desolate9
- detassel9
- tasseled9
- toadless9
- aldoses8
- delates8
- desalts8
- eldests8
- elodeas8
- lassoed8
- sedates8
- solated8
- oleates7
- solates7
- teasels7
- toeless7
- aldose7
- delate7
- deltas7
- desalt7
- dossal7
- dossel7
- elated7
- eldest7
- elodea7
- lasted7
- leased7
- oldest7
- salted7
- sealed7
- seated7
- sedate7
- slated7
- stades7
- staled7
- steads7
- steeds7
- stoled7
- teased7
- tossed7
- tsades7
- easels6
- elates6
- leases6
- leasts6
- oleate6
- osteal6
- setose6
- slates6
- sleets6
- solate6
- stales6
- steals6
- steels6
- stelae6
- steles6
- stoles6
- tassel6
- teasel6
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