Is DESPERADOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPERADOS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPERADOS mean?
Desperados is a form of DESPERADO.
- noun
a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + O (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.
Hooks for DESPERADOS
DESPERADOS 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 DESPERADOS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desperado13
- dropseeds13
- dropseed12
- respaded12
- seedpods12
- aspersed11
- deposers11
- repassed11
- respades11
- deposed11
- padders11
- seedpod11
- deposer10
- deposes10
- depress10
- pesades10
- pressed10
- reposed10
- respade10
- spaders10
- speared10
- speedos10
- spreads10
- draped10
- padder10
- spaded10
- address9
- asperse9
- deodars9
- dressed9
- pareses9
- reposes9
- serapes9
- soapers9
- depose9
- dopers9
- drapes9
- epodes9
- padres9
- pardee9
- parsed9
- passed9
- pedros9
- pesade9
- prosed9
- rasped9
- reaped9
- soaped9
- spader9
- spades9
- spared9
- speedo9
- speeds9
- spodes9
- spored9
- spread9
- doped9
- resedas8
- sarodes8
- adders8
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