DESPONDED is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DESPONDED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1d2
PlayableDESPONDED · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPONDED?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDED is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDED
No single letter turns DESPONDED into another word.
How DESPONDED scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1d2 14
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2e1d2 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESPONDED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPONDED
- DESPONDED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDED
soddened11 depends11 deponed11 deposed11 despond11 seedpod11 depones10 snedded10 snodded10 spondee10 podded11 depend10 pended10 ponded10 depone9 depose9 epodes9 nodded9 opened9 sodded9 speedo9 eddoes8 peones8 sended8 sodden8 donees7 doped9 deeps8 dopes8 epode8 pedes8 pends8 pened8 ponds8 posed8 speed8 spend8 spode8 deeds7 dosed7
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Common questions about DESPONDED
- Is DESPONDED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDED, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDED worth?
- DESPONDED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDED?
- No single letter can be added to DESPONDED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESPONDED:
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