DESPOILMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DESPOILMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESPOILMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPOILMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPOILMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
despoilmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESPOILMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESPOILMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPOILMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESPOILMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of robbing a place or person of valuables, or of spoiling it by force.
Despoilment suggests plunder on a large scale, such as an army stripping a town or a company ruining a landscape. The word carries moral blame and is often used by conservationists.
How DESPOILMENT is used
Despoilment is formal and common in writing about war, looting and environmental damage.
- The despoilment of the temple shocked the whole region.
- Campaigners fought against the despoilment of the valley.
- Treaty terms forbade the despoilment of conquered towns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESPOILMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DESPOILMENT
1 longer words begin with DESPOILMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPOILMENT
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Common questions about DESPOILMENT
- Is DESPOILMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPOILMENT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPOILMENT worth?
- DESPOILMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESPOILMENT mean?
- The act of robbing a place or person of valuables, or of spoiling it by force.
- What letters can be added to DESPOILMENT?
- DESPOILMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESPOILMENT:
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