DISBENEFIT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISBENEFIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISBENEFIT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISBENEFIT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISBENEFIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disbenefitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISBENEFIT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISBENEFIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISBENEFIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISBENEFIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A drawback or cost that comes with an otherwise useful action or policy.
Planners and economists use disbenefit when listing the negative side effects beside the gains of a project. It keeps the cost side of an assessment as visible as the benefits.
How DISBENEFIT is used
Disbenefit turns up in reports, policy papers and cost-benefit analyses rather than casual speech.
- The new road brought one clear disbenefit: more noise.
- Each disbenefit was listed beside the expected savings.
- Residents argued the disbenefit outweighed the gains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISBENEFIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISBENEFIT
1 longer words begin with DISBENEFIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISBENEFIT
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Common questions about DISBENEFIT
- Is DISBENEFIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISBENEFIT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISBENEFIT worth?
- DISBENEFIT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISBENEFIT mean?
- A drawback or cost that comes with an otherwise useful action or policy.
- What letters can be added to DISBENEFIT?
- DISBENEFIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISBENEFIT:
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