DESPONDENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DESPONDENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1c3e1
PlayableDESPONDENCE · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESPONDENCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.55%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
despondencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESPONDENCE scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1c3e1 17
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2e1n2c4e1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESPONDENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESPONDENCE
1 longer words begin with DESPONDENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDENCE
condensed13 seconded12 condense11 secondee11 decodes11 depends11 deponed11 deposed11 descend11 despond11 encoded11 scended11 seceded11 seedpod11 speeded11 deepens10 depones10 encodes10 seconde10 spondee10 donnees8 copsed11 ponced11 scoped11 copens10 decode10 depend10 peeces10 pences10 pended10 ponces10 ponded10 spence10 censed9 codens9 conned9 deepen9 depone9 depose9 encode9
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Common questions about DESPONDENCE
- Is DESPONDENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDENCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDENCE worth?
- DESPONDENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDENCE?
- DESPONDENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESPONDENCE:
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