Is DESTINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESTINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESTINES mean?
Destines is a form of DESTINE.
- verb
decree or designate beforehand
“She was destined to become a great pianist”
- verb
design or destine
“She was intended to become the director”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 DESTINES
DESTINES 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 DESTINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- densest8
- destine8
- dissent8
- endites8
- snidest8
- sestine7
- deists7
- denies7
- desist7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- endite7
- idents7
- nested7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- steeds7
- teinds7
- tensed7
- insets6
- seines6
- sensei6
- steins6
- tenesi6
- tenses6
- deets6
- deist6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- desis6
- diene6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
- dites6
- edits6
- ident6
- needs6
- nides6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sides6
- sited6
- sneds6
- snide6
- steed6
- stied6
- teind6
- tends6
- tides6
- tined6
- esnes5
- inset5
- neist5
- nests5
- nites5
- seine5
- seise5
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