DISPENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISPENCES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DISPENCES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPENCES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPENCES
No single letter turns DISPENCES into another word.
How DISPENCES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISPENCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPENCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISPENCES mean in Scrabble?
DISPENCES is the present-tense form of DISPENCE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPENCES
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Common questions about DISPENCES
- Is DISPENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DISPENCES is not in it.
- How many points is DISPENCES worth?
- DISPENCES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISPENCES?
- No single letter can be added to DISPENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISPENCES:
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