Is DISPENSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISPENSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISPENSED mean?
- adjective
distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
“medicines dispensed to the sick”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (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 DISPENSED
DISPENSED 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 DISPENSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depsides12
- despised12
- dispends12
- dispense11
- depends11
- depside11
- dispend11
- despise10
- depend10
- pended10
- neddies9
- penises9
- espied9
- peined9
- peised9
- pissed9
- sniped9
- speeds9
- spends9
- spined9
- denied8
- dissed8
- eddies8
- espies8
- indeed8
- peises8
- sended8
- snipes8
- speise8
- spense8
- spines8
- deeps8
- pedes8
- pedis8
- pends8
- pined8
- siped8
- speed8
- spend8
- spied8
- denies7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- deeds7
- dined7
- ended7
- neeps7
- nided7
- peens7
- peins7
- peise7
- penes7
- penis7
- pines7
- seeps7
- sided7
- sipes7
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