Is DESPISEMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPISEMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (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.
Definition
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See the definition of DespisementsHooks for DESPISEMENTS
DESPISEMENTS 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 DESPISEMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- despisement16
- emptinesses15
- tepidnesses14
- misspends14
- pediments14
- disesteems13
- speediness13
- emptiness13
- misspend13
- pediment13
- dimnesses12
- disesteem12
- dispenses12
- sediments12
- seedtimes12
- sidesteps12
- speediest12
- spendiest12
- tepidness12
- misspent12
- missteps12
- septimes12
- emptied12
- impedes12
- impends12
- siemenses11
- steepness11
- deepness11
- dementis11
- demesnes11
- despises11
- despites11
- dispense11
- mindsets11
- missends11
- mistends11
- sediment11
- seedsmen11
- seedtime11
- sidesmen11
- sidestep11
- stipends11
- empties11
- emptins11
- mispens11
- misstep11
- septime11
- impede11
- impend11
- temped11
- seediness10
- emesises10
- emetines10
- epeeists10
- meetness10
- messiest10
- metisses10
- missense10
- seepiest10
- steepens10
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