Is DESPISAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPISAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPISAL mean?
- noun
a feeling of scornful hatred
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 DESPISAL
Single letters that turn DESPISAL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DESPISAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alipeds10
- apsides10
- dispels10
- elapids10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- pleiads10
- salpids10
- espials9
- lapises9
- lipases9
- palsies9
- aliped9
- dipsas9
- dispel9
- elapid9
- lapsed9
- lisped9
- padles9
- passed9
- pedals9
- pissed9
- plaids9
- pleads9
- pleiad9
- salpid9
- sliped9
- spades9
- spiled9
- aidless8
- espial8
- lapses8
- lipase8
- passel8
- plisse8
- saleps8
- sepals8
- sepias8
- slipes8
- spails8
- spales8
- speils8
- spiels8
- spiles8
- padis8
- padle8
- paled8
- pedal8
- pedis8
- piled8
- plaid8
- plead8
- plied8
- sapid8
- siped8
- spade8
- spaed8
- spied8
- aisled7
- asides7
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