DESPONDENCES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DESPONDENCES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1c3e1s1
PlayableDESPONDENCES · 12 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPONDENCES?
| 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%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDENCES is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDENCES
No single letter turns DESPONDENCES into another word.
How DESPONDENCES scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1c3e1s1 18
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2e1n2c4e1s1 22
Face value of the 12 tiles in DESPONDENCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDENCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDENCES
despondence17 condensed13 condenses12 secondees12 descends12 desponds12 seconded12 seedpods12 condense11 deepness11 secondee11 secondes11 senesced11 spondees11 endossed10 openness10 doneness9 decodes11 depends11 deponed11 deposed11 descend11 despond11 encoded11 scended11 seceded11 seedpod11 speeded11 spences11 deepens10 depones10 deposes10 encodes10 pedeses10 secedes10 seconde10 seconds10 speedos10 spondee10 deseeds9
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Common questions about DESPONDENCES
- Is DESPONDENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDENCES, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDENCES worth?
- DESPONDENCES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDENCES?
- No single letter can be added to DESPONDENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DESPONDENCES:
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