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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
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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