MESPRISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. MESPRISE 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept MESPRISE?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MESPRISE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MESPRISE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MESPRISE scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in MESPRISE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MESPRISE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MESPRISE

• The same 8 tiles also spell 5 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

Anagrams of MESPRISE

The 8 tiles of MESPRISE in a different order — 5 found.

Words starting with MESPRISE

1 longer words begin with MESPRISE.

Shorter words from the letters in MESPRISE

Showing 40 of 234. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about MESPRISE

Is MESPRISE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MESPRISE is not in it.

How many points is MESPRISE worth?

MESPRISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MESPRISE?

MESPRISE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.