Is DESPATCH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPATCH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPATCH mean?
- verb
send away towards a designated goal
- noun
an official report (usually sent in haste)
- noun
the property of being prompt and efficient
“it was done with dispatch”
- noun
killing a person or animal
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DESPATCH
DESPATCH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DESPATCH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patched15
- hepcats14
- patches14
- heptads13
- scathed13
- spathed13
- chapes13
- cheaps13
- hepcat13
- cashed12
- cathed12
- chased12
- depths12
- detach12
- hasped12
- heptad12
- pashed12
- phased12
- shaped12
- caphs12
- chape12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- cheap12
- patch12
- peach12
- pechs12
- chaste11
- cheats11
- sachet11
- scaped11
- scathe11
- spaced11
- spathe11
- taches11
- ached11
- chads11
- depth11
- caph11
- chap11
- pech11
- aspect10
- deaths10
- epacts10
- hasted10
- aches10
- caped10
- caths10
- chase10
- chats10
- cheat10
- chest10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- paced10
- paths10
- phase10
- shape10
- staph10
- tache10
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