Is DISPERSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISPERSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISPERSES mean?
Disperses is a form of DISPERSE.
- verb
distribute loosely
“He scattered gun powder under the wagon”
- verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions
“She waved her hand and scattered the crowds”
- verb
cause to separate
“break up kidney stones”
- verb
move away from each other
“The crowds dispersed”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 DISPERSES
DISPERSES 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.
Anagrams of DISPERSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DISPERSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- despisers12
- despiser11
- despises11
- disperse11
- presides11
- depress10
- despise10
- preside10
- pressed10
- prissed10
- speired10
- spiders10
- spiered10
- pissers9
- presses9
- prisses9
- speises9
- espied9
- peised9
- perdie9
- pissed9
- prides9
- prised9
- redips9
- speeds9
- spider9
- spired9
- desires8
- dresses8
- resides8
- espies8
- peises8
- perses8
- pisser8
- pisses8
- prises8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
- speers8
- speirs8
- speise8
- speiss8
- spiers8
- spires8
- sprees8
- deeps8
- drips8
- pedes8
- pedis8
- preed8
- pride8
- pried8
- redip8
- riped8
- siped8
- speed8
- spied8
- seisers7
- desire7
- dieses7
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