Is DISMISSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISMISSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISMISSED mean?
- adjective
having lost your job
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (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 DISMISSED
DISMISSED 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 DISMISSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desmids11
- middies11
- dismiss10
- desmid10
- misdid10
- missies9
- deisms9
- dismes9
- imides9
- missed9
- didies8
- dissed8
- misses8
- missis8
- seisms8
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- imide8
- imids8
- medii8
- midis8
- diesis7
- disses7
- didie7
- mises7
- seism7
- semis7
- sided7
- dime7
- dims7
- idem7
- imid7
- meds7
- midi7
- mids7
- isseis6
- desis6
- sides6
- died6
- isms6
- mess6
- mise6
- miss6
- semi6
- sims6
- dim6
- med6
- mid6
- issei5
- sises5
- desi5
- dies5
- diss5
- ides5
- side5
- did5
- ems5
- ism5
- mes5
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