DESPAIRED is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DESPAIRED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3a1i1r1e1d2
PlayableDESPAIRED · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPAIRED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.89%
Our own measure of how useful DESPAIRED is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPAIRED
No single letter turns DESPAIRED into another word.
How DESPAIRED scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3a1i1r1e1d2 13
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4a1i1r1e1d2 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESPAIRED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPAIRED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPAIRED
- DESPAIRED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESPAIRED
diapered12 dispread12 presided12 respaded12 spidered12 airspeed11 depside11 disprad11 dispred11 padders11 paddies11 pedders11 predied11 spredde11 aspired10 despair10 diapers10 praised10 preased10 predies10 preside10 respade10 sapider10 speared10 speired10 spiered10 aperies9 deaders9 deaired9 derides9 desired9 diedres9 epeiras9 readied9 resided9 dearies8 readies8 draped10 padder10 parded10
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Common questions about DESPAIRED
- Is DESPAIRED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPAIRED, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPAIRED worth?
- DESPAIRED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPAIRED?
- No single letter can be added to DESPAIRED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESPAIRED:
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