DESPITE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DESPITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESPITE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPITE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESPITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DESPITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does DESPITE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
In spite of; without being stopped by.
Despite introduces a fact that you might expect to prevent something and yet does not. It is followed by a noun or an -ing form and has no 'of' after it. The old noun meaning, scornful treatment, is now rare.
How DESPITE is used
Used in all kinds of writing to show contrast.
- The match went ahead despite the heavy rain.
- Despite his age, he won the race.
- She smiled despite feeling tired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESPITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESPITE
9 longer words begin with DESPITE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPITE
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Common questions about DESPITE
- Is DESPITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPITE worth?
- DESPITE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESPITE mean?
- In spite of; without being stopped by.
- What letters can be added to DESPITE?
- DESPITE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DESPITE:
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