DISPENSABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISPENSABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPENSABLE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPENSABLE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPENSABLE
No single letter turns DISPENSABLE into another word.
How DISPENSABLE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISPENSABLE, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPENSABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISPENSABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not essential, and so able to be done without.
Calling something dispensable is a mild judgment that it can be dropped with little harm. Its opposite, indispensable, is far more common. In church law it also describes a rule that can be waived.
How DISPENSABLE is used
Dispensable is used when deciding what to cut, skip or replace.
- When money ran short, the extra staff were deemed dispensable.
- No part of the plan is dispensable.
- He felt dispensable in a team that never listened.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPENSABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPENSABLE
1 longer words begin with DISPENSABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPENSABLE
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Common questions about DISPENSABLE
- Is DISPENSABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPENSABLE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPENSABLE worth?
- DISPENSABLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPENSABLE mean?
- Not essential, and so able to be done without.
- What letters can be added to DISPENSABLE?
- No single letter can be added to DISPENSABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISPENSABLE:
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