Is DISSIMILATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSIMILATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSIMILATES mean?
Dissimilates is a form of DISSIMILATE.
- 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
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + M (3) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 DISSIMILATES
DISSIMILATES 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 DISSIMILATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dissimilate14
- dismalest12
- dismissal12
- idealisms12
- medalists12
- slimsiest11
- delimits11
- diastems11
- dimities11
- dismasts11
- idealism11
- limiteds11
- medalist11
- midlists11
- miladies11
- misdates11
- misdeals11
- misdealt11
- misdials11
- misedits11
- misleads11
- idealists10
- elitisms10
- massiest10
- mastless10
- militias10
- misseats10
- missiles10
- slimiest10
- smiliest10
- damsels10
- delimit10
- demasts10
- demists10
- diastem10
- dismals10
- dismast10
- dismiss10
- limited10
- malteds10
- medials10
- midlist10
- miladis10
- mildest10
- misdate10
- misdeal10
- misdial10
- misedit10
- mislaid10
- mislead10
- missaid10
- sadisms10
- stimied10
- assisted9
- dialists9
- disseats9
- idealist9
- aimless9
- amities9
- elitism9
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