DESPONDING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DESPONDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2i1n1g2
PlayableDESPONDING · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DESPONDING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
despondingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DESPONDING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in DESPONDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESPONDING
2 longer words begin with DESPONDING.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDING
disponged14 soddening12 deponing12 deposing12 disponed12 disponge12 pidgeons12 spending12 noddings11 openings11 snedding11 snodding11 podding12 despond11 dispend11 dopings11 pending11 pidgeon11 poddies11 poinded11 ponding11 pongids11 sponged11 dingoed10 dispone10 epigons10 goddens10 godsend10 nodding10 opening10 pigeons10 pingoes10 pinnoed10 sodding10 spinode10 spongin10 dingoes9 donings9 endings9 noddies9
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Common questions about DESPONDING
- Is DESPONDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDING worth?
- DESPONDING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDING?
- DESPONDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DESPONDING:
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