DISPEND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DISPEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPEND?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPEND is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dispendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPEND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISPEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What stands out about DISPEND
- DISPEND begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISPEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
obsolete
To pay out or spend money.
Dispend is an old word found in early texts, where a steward might dispend funds on behalf of a master. It has been replaced in ordinary use by spend. Readers meet it mainly in historical writing and word lists.
How DISPEND is used
Obsolete; seen in historical texts.
- The steward was allowed to dispend the sum as needed.
- In the old charter the king could dispend the revenue freely.
- He did not wish to dispend more than the budget allowed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPEND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPEND
3 longer words begin with DISPEND.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPEND
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Common questions about DISPEND
- Is DISPEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPEND, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPEND worth?
- DISPEND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPEND mean?
- To pay out or spend money.
- What letters can be added to DISPEND?
- DISPEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISPEND:
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