DESPERATIONS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DESPERATIONS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3e1r1a1t1i1o1n1s1
PlayableDESPERATIONS · 12 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPERATIONS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.25
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.83%
Our own measure of how useful DESPERATIONS is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPERATIONS
No single letter turns DESPERATIONS into another word.
How DESPERATIONS scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3e1r1a1t1i1o1n1s1 15
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4e1r1a1t1i1o1n2s1 17
Face value of the 12 tiles in DESPERATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPERATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPERATIONS
desperation14 dispensator14 pedestrians14 proteinases13 depressant13 depression13 dipteroses13 dispersant13 dripstones13 interposed13 operatised13 patronised13 pedantises13 pedantries13 pedestrian13 pentosides13 periodates13 personated13 personised13 ponderates13 posterised13 predations13 presidents13 redeposits13 terpenoids13 torpidness13 transposed13 interposes12 isopterans12 operatises12 patronises12 personates12 pistareens12 proteinase12 sparteines12 adroitness11 desertions11 detersions11 intradoses11 adeptness12
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Common questions about DESPERATIONS
- Is DESPERATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPERATIONS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPERATIONS worth?
- DESPERATIONS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPERATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to DESPERATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DESPERATIONS:
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