Is DESPOIL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPOIL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPOIL mean?
- verb
steal goods; take as spoils
“During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
- verb
destroy and strip of its possession
“The soldiers raped the beautiful country”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + L (1) = 10 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 DESPOIL
Single letters that turn DESPOIL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of DESPOIL
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESPOIL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diploes10
- dipoles10
- spoiled10
- diploe9
- dipole9
- dispel9
- lipoed9
- lisped9
- poised9
- sliped9
- sloped9
- spiled9
- pilose8
- poleis8
- polies8
- dipso8
- dopes8
- loped8
- pedis8
- piled8
- plied8
- plods8
- poled8
- posed8
- siped8
- spied8
- spode8
- oldies7
- siloed7
- soiled7
- lipos7
- lopes7
- piles7
- plies7
- poise7
- poles7
- polis7
- slipe7
- slope7
- speil7
- spiel7
- spile7
- spoil7
- deps7
- dips7
- dope7
- oped7
- pedi7
- peds7
- pied7
- pled7
- plod7
- pods7
- sped7
- deils6
- delis6
- diols6
- doles6
- eidos6
- idles6
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