What It Scores
DESKS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 S1 K5 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In DESKS
9 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (2)
3 letter words (4)
2 letter words (3)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.