Is DISSERTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSERTATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSERTATES mean?
Dissertates is a form of DISSERTATE.
- verb
talk at length and formally about a topic
“The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 DISSERTATES
DISSERTATES 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 DISSERTATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dissertate11
- disasters10
- distastes10
- dressiest10
- stateside10
- steadiers10
- steadiest10
- sestertia9
- treatises9
- tressiest9
- asserted9
- assisted9
- dearests9
- desserts9
- destress9
- diasters9
- diesters9
- disaster9
- diseases9
- disrates9
- disseats9
- disserts9
- distaste9
- distress9
- editress9
- iterated9
- readiest9
- resisted9
- restated9
- retasted9
- seasides9
- sedatest9
- seriated9
- sistered9
- staidest9
- steadier9
- steadies9
- stressed9
- striated9
- tardiest9
- tiredest9
- ariettes8
- artistes8
- artsiest8
- assister8
- estreats8
- iterates8
- restates8
- retastes8
- seriates8
- striates8
- teariest8
- treaties8
- treatise8
- tsarists8
- aridest8
- astride8
- attired8
- dassies8
- dearest8
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