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
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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