Unscramble DESPISALS and you have 289 words, DESPISALS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of DESPISALS is on the page: SAPIDLESS, each 12 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESPISALS split into 2 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
DESPISAL is the only one of the 8-letter words made with DESPISALS letters; it scores 11 points.
Among 26 7-letter words from DESPISALS, the top score is 10, reached by 11.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPISALS; 23 of them share the top score of 9. PASSED, LADIES and PASSES are everyday picks.
19 of 60 5-letter words in DESPISALS tie at 8 points; none scores more. SPIES, PEDAL and SLIPS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DESPISALS letters, the top score is 7, reached by 12. PAID, PASS and AIDS are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPISALS; 5 of them share the top score of 6. ASS, SEA and ADS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DESPISALS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
DESPISALS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESPISALS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPISALS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 239 | 289 | 224 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
50 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SAPIDLESS, DISPLES, LAIPSED, PAIDLES, DISPLE, LAIPSES, PAIDLE, SEPADS, SPALDS, SPELDS, SPIDES, DEASILS and 38 more. 15 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESPISALS, DESPISAL, PEDIS, DEPS, LIPAS, PALIS, PEDI, DEP, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, SEPS and 3 more.
These 2 words take every letter of DESPISALS plus a single extra one.