DESPOILS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DESPOILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESPOILS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPOILS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPOILS
No single letter turns DESPOILS into another word.
How DESPOILS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DESPOILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPOILS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPOILS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DESPOILS mean in Scrabble?
DESPOILS is the present-tense form of DESPOIL used with he, she and it.
DESPOIL(verb) — To rob a place or person of valuable things by force; to plunder.
Anagrams of DESPOILS
The 8 tiles of DESPOILS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPOILS
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Common questions about DESPOILS
- Is DESPOILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPOILS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPOILS worth?
- DESPOILS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPOILS?
- No single letter can be added to DESPOILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DESPOILS:
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