Is DESPICABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPICABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPICABLE mean?
- adjective
morally reprehensible
“would do something as despicable as murder”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 17 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 DESPICABLE
DESPICABLE 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 DESPICABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beclasped16
- pedicabs15
- pedicab14
- debacles13
- decibels13
- displace13
- eclipsed13
- pedicels13
- pedicles13
- piebalds13
- beclasp13
- calipees12
- especial12
- belaced12
- bipedal12
- clasped12
- debacle12
- decibel12
- escaped12
- pedicel12
- pedicle12
- piebald12
- scalped12
- spliced12
- becaps12
- biceps12
- abseiled11
- beladies11
- pleiades11
- beleaps11
- calipee11
- eclipse11
- plaices11
- special11
- bipeds11
- cabled11
- capsid11
- cebids11
- cleped11
- peaced11
- pieced11
- placed11
- placid11
- scaped11
- spaced11
- spiced11
- becap11
- bicep11
- alipeds10
- baldies10
- beadles10
- deciles10
- descale10
- disable10
- edibles10
- elapids10
- elapsed10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- pleased10
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