Is DISPERSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISPERSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISPERSIVE mean?
- adjective
spreading by diffusion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 16 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 DISPERSIVE
DISPERSIVE 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 DISPERSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deprives14
- prevised14
- previses13
- deprive13
- predive13
- vespids13
- derisive12
- devisers12
- disserve12
- dissever12
- previse12
- privies12
- vespers12
- vespid12
- despiser11
- disperse11
- presides11
- derives11
- deviser11
- devises11
- diverse11
- revised11
- vesper11
- vipers11
- depress10
- despise10
- preside10
- pressed10
- prissed10
- revises10
- speired10
- spiders10
- spiered10
- derive10
- devise10
- divers10
- drives10
- reived10
- served10
- sieved10
- versed10
- viseed10
- pervs10
- spivs10
- veeps10
- viper10
- dieresis9
- pissier9
- espied9
- peised9
- perdie9
- pissed9
- prides9
- prised9
- redips9
- reives9
- revise9
- serves9
- severs9
- sieves9
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