Is DESPITEFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPITEFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPITEFUL mean?
- adjective
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
“a despiteful fiend”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 16 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 DESPITEFUL
DESPITEFUL 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 DESPITEFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stupefied15
- uplifted14
- spiteful13
- upfield13
- uplifts12
- deputies11
- deputise11
- stipuled11
- defiles11
- defuels11
- feudist11
- fileted11
- stifled11
- sulfide11
- uplift11
- deputes10
- despite10
- dispute10
- duplets10
- felsite10
- lefties10
- liefest10
- pestled10
- speiled10
- spieled10
- sulfite10
- defies10
- defile10
- defuel10
- defuse10
- delfts10
- felids10
- felted10
- fields10
- fisted10
- flited10
- fluids10
- fluted10
- fueled10
- lifted10
- selfed10
- sifted10
- sulfid10
- flips10
- pelfs10
- epistle9
- pelites9
- stipule9
- depute9
- dispel9
- duplet9
- espied9
- filets9
- fleets9
- fliest9
- flites9
- flutes9
- fusile9
- futile9
- itself9
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