DESOLATING

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What DESOLATING Means

DESOLATING is a form of DESOLATE, which means:

verb: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch“The mother deserted her children”
verb: reduce in population“The epidemic depopulated the countryside”
adjective: providing no shelter or sustenance“bare rocky hills”
adjective: crushed by grief“depressed and desolate of soul”

Similar words

ABANDON FORSAKE DESERT DEPOPULATE BARE BARREN BLEAK STARK

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DESOLATING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 S1 O1 L1 A1 T1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In DESOLATING

1575 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.

9 letter words (8)

ALONGSIDE DANGLIEST DELATIONS DESALTING GELATIONS GLADSTONE INSOLATED LEGATIONS

8 letter words (43)

7 letter words (171)

ADONISE AGILEST AGISTED AGNISED AGONIES AGONISE AGONIST AIGLETS ALIGNED ALONGST ANGLIST ANISOLE ANODISE ANTILOG ASTONED ATINGLE ATONIES DALTONS DANGLES DATINGS DEALING DEASOIL DENIALS DENTALS DENTILS DESTAIN DETAILS DETAINS DIALOGS DIGLOTS DIGONAL DILATES DINGLES DINGOES DITONES DOATING DOGATES DOLINAS DOLINES DONATES DONGLES DOTAGES DOTINGS EASTING EASTLIN EATINGS ELASTIN ELATING ELATION ELDINGS ELOGIST ELOIGNS ENGAOLS ENGILDS ENTAILS ENTOILS ETALONS GAINEST GALIOTS GANOIDS GELANTS GELATIN GELATIS GELATOS GENISTA GENITAL GEOIDAL GITANOS GLANDES GLENOID GLINTED GLISTEN GLOATED GOALIES GODETIA GOLDENS GOLDEST INDOLES INGATES INGESTA INGOTED INSTEAD IODATES ISOLATE ISOLEAD LADINGS LADINOS LAGENDS LANGEST LASTING LATIGOS LATINOS LEADING LEASING LEGATOS LEGIONS LENTIGO LENTOID LESTING LIGANDS LIGATED LIGATES LIGNOSE LINAGES LINGOES LINGOTS LIONETS LOADENS LOADING LOGIEST LONGEST LONGIES NAILSET NIDATES NIDGETS ONLIEST ONSTAGE ONSTEAD SAINTED SALIENT SALIGOT SALTINE SALTING SALTOED SANDLOT SATINED SEALING SEATING SILAGED SINGLED SINGLET SLAINTE SLANGED SLANTED SLATING SNAILED SNIGLET SODAINE SOILAGE SOLATED SONDAGE SONDELI STAINED STALING STANGED STANIEL STEDING STINGED STONIED TAGINES TAGLINE TAIGLED TAIGLES TALIONS TALONED TANGELO TANGIES TANGLED TANGLES TANGOED TEASING TENAILS TIGLONS TINDALS TINGLED TINGLES TOADIES TOENAIL TOLANES TOLINGS TSIGANE

6 letter words (293)

ADONIS AGEIST AGENTS AGLETS AGNISE AGONES AIGLET AISLED ALDOSE ALGINS ALGOID ALIENS ALIGNS ALINED ALINES ALISON ALOINS ANGELS ANGLED ANGLES ANGLOS ANODES ANOLES ASTONE ATONED ATONES DAEING DAGOES DAINES DALTON DANGLE DANIOS DATING DEASIL DEIGNS DELIST DELTAS DENIAL DENTAL DENTIL DESALT DESIGN DETAIL DETAIN DIALOG DIGEST DIGLOT DILATE DINGES DINGLE DIOTAS DISTAL DITALS DITONE DOGATE DOGIES DOINGS DOLENT DOLINA DOLINE DOLING DONATE DONGAS DONGLE DONSIE DOSAGE DOSING DOTAGE DOTING EASING EATING EGOIST EIDOLA ELAINS ELANDS ELDING ELDINS ELIADS ELINTS ELOIGN ELOINS ENGAOL ENGILD ENGILT ENLIST ENODAL ENTAIL ENTOIL EOLIAN ESLOIN ETALON GAINED GAINST GAITED GALIOT GANOID GANTED GAOLED GASLIT GASTED GEASON GELANT GELATI GELATO GENIAL GENOAS GENTIL GEOIDS GIANTS GILDEN GILETS GITANO GLADES GLANDS GLEANS GLENTS GLIDES GLINTS GLOATS GOALED GOALIE GODETS GOIEST GOLDEN GOLIAS GONADS GOSLET IDANTS IDEALS IDENTS IDLEST INDOLE INDOLS INGATE INGEST INGLES INGOES INGOTS INLETS INSOLE INSTAL INTELS INTOED IODATE ISLAND LADENS LADIES LADING LADINO LAGEND LANDES LANOSE LASING LASTED LATENS LATIGO LATINO LEGATO LEGION LEGIST LEGITS LENTOS LESION LIANES LIANGS LIGAND LIGANS LIGASE LIGATE LIGNES LINAGE LINGAS LINGOT LINTED LIONET LISTED LISTEN LOADEN LOANED LODENS LODGES LOGANS LOGIES LOGINS LONGAS LONGED LONGES LOSING NAILED NALEDS NGAIOS NGATIS NIDATE NIDGET NOISED OILGAS OINTED OLDENS OLDEST OLDIES OLEINS ONSIDE OSTEAL OSTIAL SAGOIN SAILED SAINED SALINE SALTED SALTIE SANTOL SATING SDAINE SDEIGN SEADOG SEITAN SENDAL SIALON SIGNAL SIGNED SIGNET SILAGE SILANE SILENT SILOED SILTED SINGED SINGLE SLATED SLOGAN SODAIN SOIGNE SOILED SOLAND SOLATE SOLDAN SOLEIN SOLING SONTAG STAGED STALED STANED STANOL STELAI STILED STINGO STODGE STOGIE STOLED STOLEN STOLID STONED TAEING TAGINE TAIGLE TAILED TALION TALONS TANGED TANGIE TANGIS TANGLE TANGOS TEAING TEINDS TELSON TENAIL TENIAS TIGLON TIGONS TILDES TINDAL TINEAL TINEAS TINGED TINGES TINGLE TINSEL TISANE TODIES TOEING TOGAED TOILED TOILES TOINGS TOLANE TOLANS TOLING TONGAS TONGED TONIES TONSIL TOSING

5 letter words (419)

ADIOS ADITS AEGIS AEONS AGENT AGILE AGIOS AGIST AGLET AGONE AGONS AIDES AIDOS AILED AISLE ALGID ALGIN ALIEN ALIGN ALINE ALIST ALODS ALOED ALOES ALOIN ALONE ALONG ALTOS ANGEL ANGLE ANGLO ANGST ANILE ANILS ANISE ANODE ANOLE ANTED ANTES ANTIS ASIDE ATONE DAGOS DAINE DAINT DALES DALIS DALTS DANGS DANIO DANTS DATES DATOS DEALS DEALT DEANS DEGAS DEIGN DEILS DEIST DELIS DELOS DELTA DELTS DENIS DENTS DIALS DIANE DIETS DINES DINGE DINGO DINGS DINOS DINTS DIOLS DIOTA DITAL DITAS DITES DOATS DOEST DOGES DOGIE DOILT DOING DOITS DOLES DOLIA DOLTS DONAS DONGA DONGS DOTAL DOTES EDITS EGADS EIDOS EILDS ELAIN ELAND ELANS ELDIN ELIAD ELINT ELOIN ELSIN ENLIT ENOLS ENTIA EOSIN ETNAS GADES GADIS GADSO GAIDS GAINS GAITS GALES GANTS GAOLS GATED GATES GEALS GEANS GEATS GEIST GEITS GELDS GELID GELTS GENAL GENAS GENOA GENTS GEOID GETAS GIANT GILAS GILDS GILET GILTS GITES GLADE GLADS GLAND GLANS GLEAN GLEDS GLEIS GLENS GLENT GLIAS GLIDE GLINT GLITS GLOAT GLODE GLOST GNATS GOADS GOALS GOATS GODET GOELS GOEST GOLDS GOLES GONAD GONIA IDANT IDEAL IDEAS IDENT IDLES IDOLA IDOLS INDOL INGLE INGOT INLET INSET INTEL IOTAS ISLED ISLET ISNAE ISTLE LADEN LADES LAIDS LANDE LANDS LANES LANTS LASED LATED LATEN LEADS LEANS LEANT LEAST LEATS LEGIT LENDS LENGS LENIS LENOS LENTI LENTO LIANE LIANG LIDOS LIENS LIGAN LIGNE LINDS LINED LINES LINGA LINGO LINGS LINOS LINTS LIONS LITAS LITED LITES LOADS LOANS LOAST LODEN LODES LODGE LOGAN LOGES LOGIA LOGIE LOGIN LOIDS LOINS LONGA LONGE LONGS LOSED LOSEN LOTAS LOTES NAILS NALED NATES NATIS NEALS NEATS NEIST NELIS NGAIO NGATI NIDAL NIDES NITES NODAL NODES NOELS NOILS NOISE NOLES NOSED NOTAL NOTED NOTES OATEN ODALS ODIST OGLED OGLES OILED OINTS OLDEN OLDIE OLEIN OLENT ONSET OSTIA SAINE SAINT SALET SALON SALTO SANED SANGO SANTO SATED SATIN SDEIN SEDAN SEGNI SEGNO SEGOL SENGI SENTI SETAL SETON SIDLE SIELD SIENT SIGLA SIGNA SILED SILEN SINED SINGE SITED SLADE SLAID SLAIN SLANE SLANG SLANT SLATE SLIDE SLING SLOAN SLOID SNAIL SNEAD SNIDE SOLAN SOLDE SOLDI SOLED SOLEI SOLID SONDE STADE STAGE STAID STAIG STAIN STALE STAND STANE STANG STEAD STEAL STEAN STEIL STEIN STELA STEND STENO STIED STILE STING STOAE STOAI STOLE STOLN STOND STONE STONG TAELS TAIGS TAILS TAINS TALES TALON TANGI TANGO TANGS TEADS TEALS TEILS TEIND TEINS TELIA TELOI TELOS TENDS TENIA TESLA TIANS TIDAL TIDES TIGES TIGON TILDE TILED TILES TINAS TINDS TINEA TINED TINES TINGE TINGS TOADS TOEAS TOGAE TOGAS TOGED TOGES TOILE TOILS TOING TOISE TOLAN TOLAS TOLED TOLES TONAL TONDI TONED TONES TONGA TONGS TOSED TSADE TSADI

4 letter words (419)

ADIT ADOS AEON AGED AGEN AGES AGIN AGIO AGON AIDE AIDS AILS AINE AINS AITS ALES ALIT ALOD ALOE ALSO ALTO ALTS ANDS ANES ANIL ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ATES DAES DAGO DAGS DAIS DALE DALI DALS DALT DANG DANS DANT DATE DATO DEAL DEAN DEGS DEIL DELI DELO DELS DELT DENI DENS DENT DESI DIAL DIEL DIES DIET DIGS DINE DING DINO DINS DINT DIOL DISA DITA DITE DITS DOAT DOEN DOES DOGE DOGS DOIT DOLE DOLS DOLT DONA DONE DONG DONS DOSE DOST DOTE DOTS EANS EAST EATS EDIT EGAD EGAL EGIS EGOS EILD EINA ELAN ELDS ELTS ENDS ENGS ENOL EOAN EONS ETAS ETNA GADE GADI GADS GAED GAEN GAES GAID GAIN GAIT GALE GALS GANE GANS GANT GAOL GAST GATE GATS GEAL GEAN GEAT GEDS GEIT GELD GELS GELT GENA GENS GENT GEOS GEST GETA GETS GIDS GIED GIEN GIES GILA GILD GILT GINS GIOS GIST GITE GITS GLAD GLED GLEI GLEN GLIA GLID GLIT GNAT GOAD GOAL GOAS GOAT GODS GOEL GOES GOLD GOLE GONE GONS IDEA IDES IDLE IDOL IGAD ILEA INGO INGS INTO IONS IOTA ISLE ISNA ITAS LADE LADS LAGS LAID LAIN LAND LANE LANG LANT LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LEAD LEAN LEAS LEAT LEGS LEIS LEND LENG LENO LENS LENT LEST LETS LIAS LIDO LIDS LIED LIEN LIES LIGS LIND LINE LING LINO LINS LINT LION LIST LITE LITS LOAD LOAN LODE LODS LOGE LOGS LOID LOIN LONE LONG LOSE LOST LOTA LOTE LOTI LOTS NADS NAGS NAIL NAOI NAOS NATS NEAL NEAT NEDS NEGS NEST NETS NGAI NIDE NIDS NIED NIES NILS NITE NITS NODE NODI NODS NOEL NOES NOGS NOIL NOLE NOSE NOTA NOTE OAST OATS ODAL ODAS ODEA ODES OGLE OILS OINT OLDE OLDS OLEA OLES OLID ONES ONIE ONST SADE SADI SADO SAGE SAGO SAID SAIL SAIN SALE SALT SAND SANE SANG SANT SATE SATI SEAL SEAN SEAT SEGO SEIL SELD SENA SEND SENT SETA SIAL SIDA SIDE SIEN SIGN SILD SILE SILO SILT SIND SINE SING SITE SLAE SLAG SLAT SLED SLID SLIT SLOE SLOG SLOT SNAG SNED SNIG SNIT SNOD SNOG SNOT SODA SOIL SOLA SOLD SOLE SOLI SONE SONG STAG STED STEN STIE STOA TADS TAED TAEL TAES TAGS TAIG TAIL TAIN TAIS TALE TALI TANE TANG TANS TAOS TEAD TEAL TEAS TEDS TEGS TEIL TEIN TELA TELD TELS TEND TENS TIAN TIDE TIDS TIED TIES TIGE TIGS TILE TILS TINA TIND TINE TING TINS TOAD TODS TOEA TOED TOES TOGA TOGE TOGS TOIL TOLA TOLD TOLE TONE TONG TONS TOSA TOSE

3 letter words (179)

ADO ADS AGE AGO AGS AID AIL AIN AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT AND ANE ANI ANS ANT ATE ATS DAE DAG DAL DAN DAS DEG DEI DEL DEN DIE DIG DIN DIS DIT DOE DOG DOL DON DOS DOT DSO EAN EAS EAT EDS EGO ELD ELS ELT END ENG ENS EON EST ETA GAD GAE GAL GAN GAS GAT GED GEL GEN GEO GET GID GIE GIN GIO GIS GIT GOA GOD GOE GON GOS GOT IDE IDS ING INS ION IOS ISO ITA ITS LAD LAG LAS LAT LEA LED LEG LEI LES LET LID LIE LIG LIN LIS LIT LOD LOG LOS LOT NAE NAG NAS NAT NED NEG NET NID NIE NIL NIS NIT NOD NOG NOS NOT OAT ODA ODE ODS OES OIL OIS OLD OLE ONE ONS OSE SAD SAE SAG SAI SAL SAN SAT SEA SED SEG SEI SEL SEN SET SIN SIT SOD SOG SOL SON SOT TAD TAE TAG TAI TAN TAO TAS TEA TED TEG TEL TEN TES TID TIE TIG TIL TIN TIS TOD TOE TOG TON

2 letter words (43)

AD AE AG AI AL AN AS AT DA DE DI DO EA ED EL EN ES ET GI GO ID IN IO IS IT LA LI LO NA NE NO OD OE OI ON OS SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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