DISPENSATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DISPENSATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPENSATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPENSATION is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPENSATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dispensationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPENSATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DISPENSATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPENSATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISPENSATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
Special permission to be excused from a rule or obligation, or the act of handing something out to people.
A dispensation can be church permission to skip a requirement, or simply the giving out of goods. It also names a whole system of rule at some moment in history, as in a new political dispensation.
How DISPENSATION is used
Used in religious, legal and political writing, and in the phrase about a dispensation of justice or aid.
- The couple received a dispensation to marry in a different parish.
- The dispensation of food began at noon.
- Under the new dispensation, power moved to the regions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPENSATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPENSATION
2 longer words begin with DISPENSATION.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPENSATION
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Common questions about DISPENSATION
- Is DISPENSATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPENSATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPENSATION worth?
- DISPENSATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPENSATION mean?
- Special permission to be excused from a rule or obligation, or the act of handing something out to people.
- What letters can be added to DISPENSATION?
- DISPENSATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DISPENSATION:
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