DISPERSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DISPERSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPERSE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPERSE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPERSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISPERSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISPERSE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPERSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISPERSE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISPERSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To scatter over a wide area, or to go off in different directions.
Police may ask a crowd to disperse, and morning mist will disperse as the sun warms the valley. Seeds, too, disperse on the wind.
How DISPERSE is used
Used for crowds, clouds, seeds and other things that spread out.
- The crowd began to disperse after the speech.
- Wind helps the seeds disperse far from the tree.
- Fog will disperse by midday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPERSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISPERSE
The 8 tiles of DISPERSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DISPERSE
7 longer words begin with DISPERSE.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPERSE
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Common questions about DISPERSE
- Is DISPERSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPERSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPERSE worth?
- DISPERSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPERSE mean?
- To scatter over a wide area, or to go off in different directions.
- What letters can be added to DISPERSE?
- DISPERSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISPERSE:
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