DESPITEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DESPITEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESPITEOUS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful DESPITEOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPITEOUS
No single letter turns DESPITEOUS into another word.
How DESPITEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESPITEOUS, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPITEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPITEOUS
- DESPITEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DESPITEOUS
2 longer words begin with DESPITEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPITEOUS
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Common questions about DESPITEOUS
- Is DESPITEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPITEOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPITEOUS worth?
- DESPITEOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPITEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DESPITEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESPITEOUS:
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