DISPERSAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISPERSAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
d2i1s1p3e1r1s1a1l1
PlayableDISPERSAL · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept DISPERSAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful DISPERSAL is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPERSAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dispersalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPERSAL scores
Scrabble d2i1s1p3e1r1s1a1l1 12
Words with Friends d2i1s1p4e1r1s1a1l2 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISPERSAL, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPERSAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DISPERSAL
1 longer words begin with DISPERSAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPERSAL
despairs11 despisal11 dripless11 lipreads11 parslied11 pedrails11 predials11 spiraled11 adpress10 alipeds10 apsides10 aspired10 despair10 diapers10 dispels10 disples10 elapids10 laipsed10 lapides10 lipread10 paidles10 palsied10 pedlars10 pedrail10 pleiads10 praised10 predial10 prissed10 salpids10 sapider10 spaders10 sparids10 spiders10 spreads10 aspires9 espials9 laipses9 lapises9 lapsers9 lipases9
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Common questions about DISPERSAL
- Is DISPERSAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPERSAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPERSAL worth?
- DISPERSAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISPERSAL?
- DISPERSAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISPERSAL:
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