Is DISPLACE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISPLACE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISPLACE mean?
- verb
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
“the refugees were displaced by the war”
- verb
take the place of or have precedence over
“live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour”
- verb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
“The boss fired his secretary today”
- verb
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
“Move those boxes into the corner, please”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 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 DISPLACE
Single letters that turn DISPLACE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from DISPLACE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clasped12
- scalped12
- spliced12
- plaices11
- special11
- capsid11
- placed11
- placid11
- scaped11
- spaced11
- spiced11
- alipeds10
- elapids10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- pleiads10
- apices10
- epical10
- places10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- plicas10
- spicae10
- splice10
- caped10
- paced10
- alcids9
- aliped9
- clades9
- decals9
- dispel9
- elapid9
- lapsed9
- lisped9
- padles9
- pedals9
- plaids9
- pleads9
- pleiad9
- salpid9
- scaled9
- sliced9
- sliped9
- spiled9
- aspic9
- capes9
- claps9
- clasp9
- clips9
- epics9
- paces9
- pical9
- picas9
- place9
- plica9
- scalp9
- scape9
- sepic9
- space9
- spica9
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