Is DESPICABLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPICABLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPICABLY mean?
- adverb
in a despicable manner
“he acted despicably”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 DESPICABLY
DESPICABLY 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 DESPICABLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pedicabs15
- biasedly14
- ecdysial14
- beylics14
- cypsela14
- pedicab14
- displace13
- piebalds13
- bayside13
- beadily13
- beclasp13
- display13
- splayed13
- beylic13
- blypes13
- clypei13
- spacey13
- spicey13
- baileys12
- bipedal12
- clasped12
- paisley12
- piebald12
- scalped12
- spliced12
- acidly12
- becaps12
- belady12
- biceps12
- clayed12
- decays12
- dyable12
- played12
- spayed12
- blype12
- pacey12
- spacy12
- spicy12
- dialyse11
- plaices11
- special11
- bailey11
- basely11
- belays11
- bialys11
- bipeds11
- cabled11
- capsid11
- cebids11
- placed11
- placid11
- scaped11
- spaced11
- spiced11
- abyed11
- acidy11
- badly11
- baldy11
- bayed11
- beady11
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