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Is despise a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word despise is a Scrabble US word. The word despise is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is despise a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word despise is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

D2E1S1P3I1S1E1

Is despise a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word despise is a Words With Friends word. The word despise is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

DESPISE,PEDESIS,

6-letter words (10 found)

DIESES,ESPIED,ESPIES,PEISED,PEISES,PISSED,SEISED,SPEEDS,SPEISE,SPIDES,

5-letter words (19 found)

DEEPS,DESIS,DESSE,IDEES,PEDES,PEDIS,PEISE,PISES,SEDES,SEEDS,SEEPS,SEISE,SIDES,SIPED,SIPES,SPEED,SPIDE,SPIED,SPIES,

4-letter words (33 found)

DEEP,DEES,DEPS,DESI,DIES,DIPS,DISS,EIDE,ESES,ESSE,IDEE,IDES,PEDI,PEDS,PEED,PEES,PIED,PIES,PISE,PISS,PSIS,SEED,SEEP,SEES,SEIS,SEPS,SESE,SIDE,SIES,SIPE,SIPS,SPED,SPIE,

3-letter words (21 found)

DEE,DEI,DEP,DIE,DIP,DIS,EDS,ESS,IDE,IDS,PED,PEE,PES,PIE,PIS,PSI,SED,SEE,SEI,SIP,SIS,

2-letter words (10 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,ES,ID,IS,PE,PI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 96 words from despise according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of despise

despise

Alternative forms

  • dispise (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, stem of despire, from Latin dēspicere, present active infinitive of dēspiciō (“I look down upon, despise, scorn”), from dē (“down”) + speciō (“I look at”). Displaced native Old English forsēon.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈspaɪz/
  • Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

despise (third-person singular simple present despises, present participle despising, simple past and past participle despised)

  1. To regard with contempt or scorn.
  2. To disregard or ignore.

Synonyms

  • contemn
  • disdain
  • scorn
  • See also Thesaurus:despise

Antonyms

  • admire
  • cherish
  • honor
  • respect
  • treasure

Derived terms

  • despisal
  • despicable

Related terms

  • despect
  • despection

Translations

See also

  • vilipend

Further reading

  • “despise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “despise”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • pedesis

Source: wiktionary.org