DESPONDS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DESPONDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
d2e1s1p3o1n1d2s1
PlayableDESPONDS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESPONDS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful DESPONDS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPONDS
No single letter turns DESPONDS into another word.
How DESPONDS scores
Scrabble d2e1s1p3o1n1d2s1 12
Words with Friends d2e1s1p4o1n2d2s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in DESPONDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPONDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESPONDS
despond11 oddness9 soddens9 ponded10 possed9 spends9 spodes9 dossed8 sodden8 endoss7 sondes7 doped9 dopes8 pends8 ponds8 posed8 spend8 spode8 spods8 dosed7 opens7 peons7 pesos7 pones7 poses7 posse7 snoep7 speos7 doses6 nodes6 nosed6 sends6 sneds6 snods6 sonde6 noses5 sones5 sonse5 deps7 dope7
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Common questions about DESPONDS
- Is DESPONDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESPONDS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESPONDS worth?
- DESPONDS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPONDS?
- No single letter can be added to DESPONDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DESPONDS:
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