DISPOSSESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISPOSSESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISPOSSESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISPOSSESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISPOSSESS
No single letter turns DISPOSSESS into another word.
How DISPOSSESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISPOSSESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 5 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DISPOSSESS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about DISPOSSESS
- The letter S appears five times in DISPOSSESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISPOSSESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To deprive someone of land, property or other possessions, usually by force or law.
Dispossess is the verb behind stories of evicted farmers and seized estates. In sport it also describes taking the ball from an opponent.
How DISPOSSESS is used
Dispossess is formal and usually followed by of, as in dispossess them of their land.
- The new law would dispossess thousands of tenants.
- Armies sought to dispossess the old families of their estates.
- The defender managed to dispossess the striker near the line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISPOSSESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISPOSSESS
8 longer words begin with DISPOSSESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DISPOSSESS
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Common questions about DISPOSSESS
- Is DISPOSSESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISPOSSESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISPOSSESS worth?
- DISPOSSESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISPOSSESS mean?
- To deprive someone of land, property or other possessions, usually by force or law.
- What letters can be added to DISPOSSESS?
- No single letter can be added to DISPOSSESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISPOSSESS:
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