Is LESPEDEZA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LESPEDEZA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LESPEDEZA mean?
- noun
shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 9
L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + Z (10) + A (1) = 21 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 LESPEDEZA
Single letters that turn LESPEDEZA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from LESPEDEZA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sleazed17
- sleaze15
- adzes15
- dazes15
- lazed15
- zedas15
- spaz15
- zaps15
- zeps15
- lazes14
- zeals14
- adze14
- daze14
- zeda14
- zeds14
- zap14
- zep14
- laze13
- zeal13
- zees13
- adz13
- zed13
- sez12
- zas12
- zee12
- za11
- elapsed10
- pleased10
- sepaled10
- speeled10
- lapsed9
- leaped9
- padles9
- pealed9
- pedals9
- peeled9
- pesade9
- pleads9
- seeped9
- easeled8
- asleep8
- elapse8
- please8
- sapele8
- deeps8
- padle8
- paled8
- pedal8
- pedes8
- plead8
- spade8
- spaed8
- speed8
- leased7
- sealed7
- seeled7
- epees7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- pales7
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