DISPITEOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISPITEOUSLY 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 DISPITEOUSLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPITEOUSLY is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPITEOUSLY
No single letter turns DISPITEOUSLY into another word.
How DISPITEOUSLY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DISPITEOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISPITEOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISPITEOUSLY
- DISPITEOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DISPITEOUSLY
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Common questions about DISPITEOUSLY
- Is DISPITEOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DISPITEOUSLY is not in it.
- How many points is DISPITEOUSLY worth?
- DISPITEOUSLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISPITEOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to DISPITEOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DISPITEOUSLY:
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