Is DETRITUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DETRITUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 11 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DETRITUSES mean?
Detrituses is a form of DETRITUS.
- noun
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- noun
loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DETRITUSES
DETRITUSES 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 DETRITUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- restudies10
- sturdiest10
- tessiture9
- detritus9
- diesters9
- diestrus9
- distrust9
- diureses9
- dustiest9
- editress9
- reissued9
- residues9
- resisted9
- russeted9
- sistered9
- studiers9
- sturdies9
- tiredest9
- trusteed9
- rustiest8
- sureties8
- trustees8
- trusties8
- deserts8
- desires8
- dessert8
- detests8
- diester8
- dieters8
- diseurs8
- diseuse8
- dissert8
- dusters8
- dustier8
- erudite8
- reedits8
- resides8
- residue8
- resited8
- rudists8
- strides8
- studier8
- studies8
- sudsier8
- tissued8
- tressed8
- trussed8
- trusted8
- ureides8
- uttered8
- reissue7
- resites7
- retests7
- seisure7
- setters7
- sitters7
- streets7
- suiters7
- suttees7
- tersest7
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