Is DISSECTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSECTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSECTED mean?
- adjective
having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 DISSECTED
DISSECTED 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 DISSECTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decides11
- desisted10
- deceits10
- dissect10
- decide10
- deiced10
- disced10
- teddies9
- cessed9
- cisted9
- deceit9
- deices9
- edicts9
- ceded9
- diced9
- dieted8
- dissed8
- ecesis8
- eddies8
- edited8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- cited8
- deice8
- dices8
- discs8
- edict8
- deists7
- desist7
- dieses7
- seised7
- steeds7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cists7
- cites7
- deeds7
- didst7
- etics7
- sects7
- sices7
- sided7
- tided7
- cede7
- cedi7
- dice7
- disc7
- iced7
- deets6
- deist6
- desis6
- diets6
- dites6
- edits6
- seeds6
- sides6
- sited6
- steed6
- stied6
- tides6
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