Is DESPOT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESPOT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DESPOT mean?
- noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + T (1) = 9 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 DESPOT
Single letters that turn DESPOT 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 DESPOT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DESPOT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depots9
- dopest9
- posted9
- stoped9
- depot8
- dopes8
- opted8
- posed8
- spode8
- toped8
- estop7
- pesto7
- poets7
- stope7
- topes7
- deps7
- dope7
- oped7
- peds7
- pods7
- sped7
- doest6
- dotes6
- epos6
- opes6
- opts6
- peso6
- pest6
- pets6
- poet6
- pose6
- post6
- pots6
- sept6
- spot6
- step6
- stop6
- tope6
- tops6
- dep6
- ped6
- pod6
- does5
- dose5
- dost5
- dote5
- dots5
- odes5
- teds5
- tods5
- toed5
- ope5
- ops5
- opt5
- pes5
- pet5
- pos5
- pot5
- pst5
- sop5
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