Is DESPISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPISES mean?
Despises is a form of DESPISE.
- verb
look down on with disdain
“He despises the people he has to work for”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DESPISES
DESPISES 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 DESPISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- despise10
- speises9
- espied9
- peised9
- pissed9
- speeds9
- espies8
- peises8
- pisses8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
- speise8
- speiss8
- deeps8
- pedes8
- pedis8
- siped8
- speed8
- spied8
- dieses7
- disses7
- seised7
- peise7
- seeps7
- sipes7
- spies7
- deep7
- deps7
- dips7
- pedi7
- peds7
- peed7
- pied7
- sped7
- seises6
- desis6
- seeds6
- sides6
- pees6
- pies6
- piss6
- psis6
- seep6
- seps6
- sipe6
- sips6
- dep6
- dip6
- ped6
- esses5
- seise5
- sises5
- dees5
- desi5
- dies5
- diss5
- eide5
- ides5
- seed5
- side5
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