Is VILIPENDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VILIPENDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VILIPENDS mean?
Vilipends is a form of VILIPEND.
- verb
belittle
“The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 15 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 VILIPENDS
VILIPENDS 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 VILIPENDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- vilipend14
- vespid12
- divines11
- pelvis11
- lipides10
- spindle10
- splined10
- devils10
- divine10
- splenii9
- dispel9
- levins9
- lipide9
- lipids9
- lisped9
- livens9
- sliped9
- sniped9
- snivel9
- spiled9
- spined9
- devil9
- devis9
- dives9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- velds9
- vends9
- vined9
- vised9
- spiv9
- lindies8
- lipins8
- pensil8
- spinel8
- spline8
- evils8
- ivies8
- levin8
- levis8
- lipid8
- liven8
- lives8
- pedis8
- pends8
- piled8
- pined8
- plied8
- siped8
- spend8
- spied8
- veils8
- veins8
- vines8
- vleis8
- devi8
- devs8
- dive8
- veld8
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