Is DETOXICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETOXICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETOXICATES mean?
Detoxicates is a form of DETOXICATE.
- verb
remove poison from
“detoxify the soil”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + O (1) + X (8) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 DETOXICATES
DETOXICATES 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 DETOXICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- detoxicate20
- coexisted19
- exactest17
- codexes17
- exacted17
- excides17
- excised17
- excited17
- oxidates16
- coexist16
- excites16
- exotica16
- exotics16
- coaxed16
- excide16
- detoxes15
- existed15
- oxidase15
- oxidate15
- coaxes15
- exacts15
- excise15
- excite15
- exotic15
- exsect15
- toxics15
- codex15
- coxed15
- taxites14
- axised14
- axseed14
- deixes14
- dexies14
- doxies14
- exited14
- oxides14
- sexted14
- taxied14
- texted14
- coxae14
- coxes14
- exact14
- execs14
- toxic14
- axites13
- sextet13
- taxies13
- taxite13
- desex13
- detox13
- dexes13
- dexie13
- doxes13
- doxie13
- oxide13
- oxids13
- sexed13
- taxed13
- coax13
- coxa13
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