DISPENSATOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISPENSATOR 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 DISPENSATOR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPENSATOR is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPENSATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPENSATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISPENSATOR, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPENSATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DISPENSATOR
4 longer words begin with DISPENSATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPENSATOR
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Common questions about DISPENSATOR
- Is DISPENSATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DISPENSATOR is not in it.
- How many points is DISPENSATOR worth?
- DISPENSATOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISPENSATOR?
- DISPENSATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISPENSATOR:
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