RESPOND is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RESPOND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESPOND?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESPOND is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESPOND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
respondsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESPOND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RESPOND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What stands out about RESPOND
- The same 7 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 RESPOND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To say or do something as an answer or reaction to what someone else has said or done.
You can respond with words, with a gesture or with a physical change. Patients respond to treatment, engines respond to the pedal, and a congregation responds to the priest in worship. It is slightly more formal than the plain verb answer.
How RESPOND is used
Respond is used in everyday and formal speech, typically followed by to, with or by.
- The company did not respond to our emails for two weeks.
- Most patients respond well to this medicine.
- The crowd would respond with cheers every time he scored.
- Police were slow to respond to the alarm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESPOND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESPOND
The 7 tiles of RESPOND in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RESPOND
13 longer words begin with RESPOND.
Shorter words from the letters in RESPOND
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Common questions about RESPOND
- Is RESPOND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESPOND, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESPOND worth?
- RESPOND is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESPOND mean?
- To say or do something as an answer or reaction to what someone else has said or done.
- What letters can be added to RESPOND?
- RESPOND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RESPOND:
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