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.
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
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
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.
What does DISPERSAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The spreading out of people, animals, seeds or things over a wide area, or the breaking up of a gathering.
Biologists speak of seed dispersal when wind or animals carry plants to new ground. Police and organisers use dispersal for the orderly breaking up of a crowd.
How DISPERSAL is used
Found in science writing about seeds and species, and in news about crowds.
- Wind helps the dispersal of dandelion seeds.
- Police oversaw the dispersal of the crowd.
- The dispersal of the family left the old house empty.
- Birds play a large part in seed dispersal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPERSAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPERSAL
1 longer words begin with DISPERSAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPERSAL
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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 does DISPERSAL mean?
- The spreading out of people, animals, seeds or things over a wide area, or the breaking up of a gathering.
- 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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