8-Letter Words Starting With DESPA
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DESPA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DESPA 2 words
How common is DESPA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with DESPA. They average 13.5 points and the best is DESPATCH (16 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.5
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- H
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- h 50%
- s 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ai50%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DESPA
d 2e 1s 1p 3a 1t 1c 3h 4
D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + P 3 + A 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
despatch
- nounan official report (usually sent in haste)
- nounthe property of being prompt and efficient“it was done with dispatch”
- nounkilling a person or animal
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How many eight-letter words that start with DESPA are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with DESPA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DESPA?
DESPATCH is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESPAIRS (11).