Is DETERSIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETERSIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETERSIVES mean?
Detersives is a form of DETERSIVE.
- adjective
having cleansing power
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (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 DETERSIVES
DETERSIVES 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 DETERSIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- detersive13
- deserves12
- devisees12
- devisers12
- disserve12
- dissever12
- revested12
- severest11
- severies11
- sieverts11
- vestries11
- derives11
- deserve11
- devests11
- devisee11
- deviser11
- devises11
- diverse11
- diverts11
- divests11
- everted11
- revised11
- riveted11
- severed11
- steeved11
- strived11
- restive10
- revests10
- revises10
- sievert10
- steeves10
- stivers10
- strives10
- veeries10
- veriest10
- verists10
- verites10
- versets10
- verstes10
- vestees10
- vitesse10
- derive10
- devest10
- devise10
- divers10
- divert10
- divest10
- drives10
- evited10
- reeved10
- reived10
- served10
- sieved10
- veered10
- versed10
- vested10
- viseed10
- diereses9
- diesters9
- editress9
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