DISTASTEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DISTASTEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTASTEFUL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTASTEFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTASTEFUL
No single letter turns DISTASTEFUL into another word.
How DISTASTEFUL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISTASTEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTASTEFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISTASTEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unpleasant or offensive to one's feelings or sense of what is proper.
Something distasteful does not have to be dangerous, only off-putting. It is a milder, more polite word than disgusting and often describes jobs, jokes or tasks.
How DISTASTEFUL is used
Common in everyday and formal speech when politely expressing dislike.
- She found the joke distasteful and left the room.
- Firing staff was a distasteful duty for the manager.
- The film contained several distasteful scenes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTASTEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTASTEFUL
2 longer words begin with DISTASTEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTASTEFUL
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Common questions about DISTASTEFUL
- Is DISTASTEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTASTEFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTASTEFUL worth?
- DISTASTEFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTASTEFUL mean?
- Unpleasant or offensive to one's feelings or sense of what is proper.
- What letters can be added to DISTASTEFUL?
- No single letter can be added to DISTASTEFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISTASTEFUL:
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