DESPAIRFUL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESPAIRFUL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DESPAIRFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPAIRFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPAIRFUL
No single letter turns DESPAIRFUL into another word.
How DESPAIRFUL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESPAIRFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPAIRFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPAIRFUL
- All 10 letters of DESPAIRFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESPAIRFUL
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Common questions about DESPAIRFUL
- Is DESPAIRFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESPAIRFUL is not in it.
- How many points is DESPAIRFUL worth?
- DESPAIRFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPAIRFUL?
- No single letter can be added to DESPAIRFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESPAIRFUL:
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