Is DISINTERESTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISINTERESTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISINTERESTED mean?
- adjective
unaffected by self-interest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 DISINTERESTED
DISINTERESTED 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 DISINTERESTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dentistries12
- disinterest12
- enteritides12
- distenders12
- tenderised12
- enteritises11
- interested11
- streetside11
- tenderises11
- dendrites11
- dissented11
- disserted11
- dissident11
- distender11
- entireties10
- eternities10
- serenities10
- densities10
- destinies10
- detesters10
- dirtiness10
- disinters10
- dissenter10
- eternised10
- reediness10
- residents10
- siderites10
- tenderest10
- tenderise10
- tendresse10
- teredines10
- tiredness10
- trendiest10
- deediest10
- dendrite10
- deserted10
- desisted10
- destined10
- detested10
- distends10
- inedited10
- nitrided10
- reddiest10
- redenied10
- reedited10
- stridden10
- tendered10
- enteritis9
- eternises9
- insetters9
- interests9
- interties9
- resiniest9
- retinites9
- sestertii9
- sneeriest9
- sternites9
- teensiest9
- teentsier9
- tensities9
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