DISPENSATIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISPENSATIVE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DISPENSATIVE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPENSATIVE is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPENSATIVE
No single letter turns DISPENSATIVE into another word.
How DISPENSATIVE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DISPENSATIVE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPENSATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DISPENSATIVE
1 longer words begin with DISPENSATIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPENSATIVE
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Common questions about DISPENSATIVE
- Is DISPENSATIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DISPENSATIVE is not in it.
- How many points is DISPENSATIVE worth?
- DISPENSATIVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISPENSATIVE?
- No single letter can be added to DISPENSATIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DISPENSATIVE:
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