DESPISEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DESPISEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3i1s1e1m3e1n1t1
PlayableDESPISEMENT · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESPISEMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.64%
Our own measure of how useful DESPISEMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPISEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
despisementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESPISEMENT scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3i1s1e1m3e1n1t1 16
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4i1s1e1m4e1n2t1 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESPISEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPISEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESPISEMENT
1 longer words begin with DESPISEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPISEMENT
pediments14 emptiness13 sepiments13 disesteem12 sediments12 seedtimes12 speediest12 spendiest12 tepidness12 misspend13 pediment13 semipeds13 misspent12 sepiment12 septimes12 deepness11 dementis11 demesnes11 desmines11 despites11 dispense11 inseemed11 mindsets11 mistends11 pentised11 piedness11 sediment11 seedsmen11 seedtime11 sidesmen11 sidestep11 stipends11 tidesmen11 emetines10 ensteeps10 epeeists10 meetness10 pentises10 seepiest10 steepens10
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Common questions about DESPISEMENT
- Is DESPISEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPISEMENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPISEMENT worth?
- DESPISEMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPISEMENT?
- DESPISEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESPISEMENT:
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