8-Letter Words Starting With DESPIS
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DESPIS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DESPIS 4 words
How common is DESPIS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with DESPIS. They average 11.3 points and the best is DESPISED (12 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.3
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- l 25%
- r 25%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DESPIS
d 2e 1s 1p 3i 1s 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + P 3 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
despised
- adjectivetreated with dislike or contempt
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How many eight-letter words that start with DESPIS are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with DESPIS 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 DESPIS?
DESPISED is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESPISES (11), DESPISER (11), DESPISAL (11).