Is DEXTRORSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEXTRORSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEXTRORSE mean?
- adjective
spiraling upward from left to right
“dextrorse vines”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + X (8) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- 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 DEXTRORSE
DEXTRORSE 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 DEXTRORSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dextrose16
- extrorse15
- detoxes15
- dexters15
- redoxes15
- dexter14
- dextro14
- sexted14
- exerts13
- exsert13
- oxters13
- desex13
- detox13
- dexes13
- doxes13
- redox13
- sexed13
- exert12
- oxers12
- oxter12
- rexes12
- sexer12
- sexto12
- exed12
- exes11
- oxer11
- oxes11
- sext11
- dex11
- dox11
- xed11
- rex10
- sex10
- sox10
- resorted9
- restored9
- rostered9
- ex9
- ox9
- oersted8
- reredos8
- teredos8
- restore7
- desert7
- deters7
- dorser7
- doters7
- erodes7
- orders7
- redoes7
- rested7
- retrod7
- sorted7
- stored7
- strode7
- teredo7
- rerose6
- resort6
- rester6
- retore6
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