DESPONDENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. DESPONDENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1c3y4
PlayableDESPONDENCY · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPONDENCY?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.82
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.64%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDENCY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDENCY
No single letter turns DESPONDENCY into another word.
How DESPONDENCY scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2e1n1c3y4 20
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2e1n2c4y3 23
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESPONDENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDENCY
condensed13 pendency16 ecdysone14 endodyne13 doyennes12 seconded12 condense11 decoyed14 pycnons14 syncope14 ecdyson13 desyned12 dynodes12 decodes11 depends11 deponed11 deposed11 descend11 despond11 doyenne11 encoded11 scended11 seedpod11 depones10 encodes10 seconde10 spondee10 donnees8 poncey13 pycnon13 spoddy13 decoys12 peysed12 poysed12 speedy12 spendy12 synced12 coneys11 copsed11 dynode11
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Common questions about DESPONDENCY
- Is DESPONDENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDENCY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDENCY worth?
- DESPONDENCY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDENCY?
- No single letter can be added to DESPONDENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESPONDENCY:
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