DESPUMATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESPUMATIONS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DESPUMATIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESPUMATIONS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESPUMATIONS
No single letter turns DESPUMATIONS into another word.
How DESPUMATIONS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DESPUMATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESPUMATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DESPUMATIONS
- DESPUMATIONS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DESPUMATIONS
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Common questions about DESPUMATIONS
- Is DESPUMATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESPUMATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is DESPUMATIONS worth?
- DESPUMATIONS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESPUMATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to DESPUMATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DESPUMATIONS:
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