DESPIRITUALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESPIRITUALISE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DESPIRITUALISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPIRITUALISE is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPIRITUALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESPIRITUALISE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DESPIRITUALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPIRITUALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESPIRITUALISE
2 longer words begin with DESPIRITUALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPIRITUALISE
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Common questions about DESPIRITUALISE
- Is DESPIRITUALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESPIRITUALISE is not in it.
- How many points is DESPIRITUALISE worth?
- DESPIRITUALISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPIRITUALISE?
- DESPIRITUALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DESPIRITUALISE:
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