DESPISEDNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESPISEDNESSES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DESPISEDNESSES?
| 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 DESPISEDNESSES is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPISEDNESSES
No single letter turns DESPISEDNESSES into another word.
How DESPISEDNESSES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DESPISEDNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| s | 5 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DESPISEDNESSES needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about DESPISEDNESSES
- The letter E appears four times in DESPISEDNESSES.
- The letter S appears five times in DESPISEDNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESPISEDNESSES
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Common questions about DESPISEDNESSES
- Is DESPISEDNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESPISEDNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is DESPISEDNESSES worth?
- DESPISEDNESSES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPISEDNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to DESPISEDNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DESPISEDNESSES:
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