Is DISSIMILATE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSIMILATE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSIMILATE mean?
- verb
become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities
“These consonants dissimilate”
- verb
make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
- verb
become dissimilar or less similar
“These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) = 14 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 DISSIMILATE
Single letters that turn DISSIMILATE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from DISSIMILATE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dismalest12
- idealisms12
- medalists12
- delimits11
- diastems11
- dimities11
- idealism11
- limiteds11
- medalist11
- midlists11
- miladies11
- misdates11
- misdeals11
- misdealt11
- misdials11
- misedits11
- misleads11
- idealists10
- elitisms10
- militias10
- slimiest10
- smiliest10
- damsels10
- delimit10
- demasts10
- demists10
- diastem10
- dismals10
- dismast10
- limited10
- malteds10
- medials10
- midlist10
- miladis10
- mildest10
- misdate10
- misdeal10
- misdial10
- misedit10
- mislaid10
- mislead10
- missaid10
- stimied10
- dialists9
- idealist9
- aimless9
- amities9
- elitism9
- limiest9
- limites9
- matless9
- militia9
- miseats9
- mislies9
- misseat9
- missile9
- mitises9
- samiels9
- samiest9
- samites9
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