DISPARAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISPARAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPARAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPARAGE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPARAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPARAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISPARAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPARAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISPARAGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To speak of someone or something as having little value or worth.
To disparage is to run something down in words, often in a slighting, contemptuous way. A rival may disparage a product, and a bitter critic may disparage an achievement. In law, disparagement of a business can even be a ground for a claim.
How DISPARAGE is used
Disparage is a formal word and nearly always has an object.
- She never missed a chance to disparage her rivals.
- It is unfair to disparage honest effort.
- The advertisement seemed to disparage competing brands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPARAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPARAGE
6 longer words begin with DISPARAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPARAGE
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Common questions about DISPARAGE
- Is DISPARAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPARAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPARAGE worth?
- DISPARAGE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPARAGE mean?
- To speak of someone or something as having little value or worth.
- What letters can be added to DISPARAGE?
- DISPARAGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISPARAGE:
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