DESPATCHES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DESPATCHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3a1t1c3h4e1s1
PlayableDESPATCHES · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPATCHES?
| 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%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful DESPATCHES is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPATCHES
No single letter turns DESPATCHES into another word.
How DESPATCHES scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3a1t1c3h4e1s1 18
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4a1t1c4h3e1s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESPATCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPATCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPATCHES
despatch16 spetched16 cheapest15 spetches15 tepaches15 chasseed14 detaches14 sacheted14 aspected13 escheats13 headsets12 pectases12 stapedes11 cheaped15 patched15 peached15 capeesh14 chapess14 hepcats14 patches14 peaches14 tepache14 chassed13 cheated13 chested13 heptads13 scathed13 spathed13 apheses12 eatches12 escaped12 escheat12 sachets12 scathes12 spahees12 spathes12 spected12 teaches12 aspects11 deashes11
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Common questions about DESPATCHES
- Is DESPATCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPATCHES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPATCHES worth?
- DESPATCHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPATCHES?
- No single letter can be added to DESPATCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESPATCHES:
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