Is DILUTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DILUTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DILUTES mean?
Dilutes is a form of DILUTE.
- verb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
“cut bourbon”
- adjective
reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity
“diluted alcohol”
- verb
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
“adulterate liquor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
D (2) + I (1) + L (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 DILUTES
DILUTES 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.
Anagrams of DILUTES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DILUTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- duelist8
- delist7
- dilute7
- duties7
- idlest7
- listed7
- lusted7
- silted7
- suited7
- tildes7
- tuiles6
- utiles6
- deils6
- deist6
- delis6
- delts6
- diets6
- dites6
- duels6
- duets6
- duits6
- dulse6
- edits6
- idles6
- isled6
- leuds6
- ludes6
- luted6
- sidle6
- sited6
- slide6
- slued6
- stied6
- tides6
- tilde6
- tiled6
- etuis5
- ileus5
- islet5
- istle5
- lieus5
- lites5
- lutes5
- stile5
- suite5
- tiles5
- tuile5
- tules5
- tulsi5
- utile5
- deil5
- deli5
- dels5
- delt5
- desi5
- diel5
- dies5
- diet5
- dite5
- dits5
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