DESPITEOUSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESPITEOUSNESS 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 DESPITEOUSNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPITEOUSNESS is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPITEOUSNESS
No single letter turns DESPITEOUSNESS into another word.
How DESPITEOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DESPITEOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPITEOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPITEOUSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in DESPITEOUSNESS.
- DESPITEOUSNESS 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
Shorter words from the letters in DESPITEOUSNESS
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Common questions about DESPITEOUSNESS
- Is DESPITEOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESPITEOUSNESS is not in it.
- How many points is DESPITEOUSNESS worth?
- DESPITEOUSNESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPITEOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to DESPITEOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DESPITEOUSNESS:
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