Is DESPITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPITING mean?
Despiting is a form of DESPITE.
- noun
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
“he was held in contempt”
- noun
contemptuous disregard
“she wanted neither favor nor despite”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 DESPITING
DESPITING 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 DESPITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gipsied11
- pidgins11
- dingiest10
- dipnets10
- peising10
- pieings10
- spiting10
- stipend10
- pidgin10
- pinged10
- dieting9
- dingies9
- editing9
- ignited9
- nidgets9
- piniest9
- pinites9
- tidings9
- tiepins9
- dipnet9
- genips9
- pieing9
- pitied9
- siping9
- sniped9
- spined9
- spited9
- stiped9
- ignites8
- indites8
- tineids8
- deigns8
- design8
- dieing8
- digest8
- digits8
- dinges8
- instep8
- nidget8
- pinite8
- pities8
- siding8
- signed8
- singed8
- spinet8
- tiding8
- tiepin8
- tinged8
- genip8
- pedis8
- pends8
- piing8
- pined8
- pings8
- siped8
- spend8
- spied8
- tepid8
- idents7
- ignite7
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