What DESPOTISM Means
- noun: dominance through threat of punishment and violence
- noun: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DESPOTISM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 E1 S1 P3 O1 T1 I1 S1 M3.
Words Made From The Letters In DESPOTISM
470 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
8 letter words (6)
7 letter words (33)
DEMISTSDEPOSITDESPOTSDISPOSEDISPOSTDISTOMEDOMIESTDOPIESTIMPOSEDIMPOSESIMPOSTSMISDOESMISSTEPMISSTOPMITOSESMODISTEMODISTSMOISTEDMOPIESTMOPSIESOPTIMESPODITESPOSIESTPOSITEDPOSTIESPOTSIESSEPIOSTSOMITESSOPITEDSOPITESSTOMPEDSTOMPIETOPSIDE
6 letter words (65)
DEISMSDEISTSDEMISSDEMISTDEMITSDEPOTSDESISTDESPOTDIPSOSDISMESESTOPSIMPOSEIMPOSTIMPOTSMIDSTSMIOSESMISSEDMISSETMISTEDMODESTMODISTMOISTSMOPEDSMOSSEDMOSSIEODISMSODISTSOPTIMEPESTOSPIOTEDPISTESPODITEPOISEDPOISESPOSIESPOSITSPOSSEDPOSSETPOSSIEPOSTEDPOSTIEPOTSIEPTOSESPTOSISSISTEDSMITESSOMITESOPITESPIDESSPITEDSPITESSPODESSTIMEDSTIMESSTIPEDSTIPESSTOEPSSTOMPSSTOPEDSTOPESTEMPOSTMESISTODIESTOISESTOSSED
5 letter words (118)
DEISMDEISTDEMITDEMOSDEMPTDEPOTDIETSDIMESDIMPSDIPSODISMEDITESDOESTDOITSDOMESDOPESDOSESDOTESEDITSEIDOSEMITSEMPTSESTOPIMPEDIMPOTITEMSMESTOMETISMIDSTMISDOMISESMISOSMISTSMITESMODESMOISTMOITSMOPEDMOPESMOSEDMOSESMOSTEMOSTSMOTEDMOTESMOTISODISMODISTOMITSOPTEDPESOSPESTOPESTSPIETSPISESPISOSPISTEPOEMSPOETSPOISEPOMESPOSEDPOSESPOSITPOSSEPOSTSPOTEDPOTESSEISMSEMISSEPTSSIDESSIMPSSIPEDSIPESSITEDSITESSMITESMITSSMOTESPEOSSPETSSPIDESPIEDSPIESSPIMSSPITESPITSSPODESPODSSPOTSSTEDSSTEMSSTEPSSTIEDSTIESSTIMESTIMSSTIPESTOEPSTOMPSTOPESTOPSTEMPITEMPOTEMPSTEPIDTIDESTIMEDTIMESTIMPSTOISETOMESTOPEDTOPESTOPISTOSEDTOSES
4 letter words (140)
DEMODESIDIESDIETDIMEDIMPDIMSDIPSDIPTDISSDITEDITSDOESDOITDOMEDOMSDOPEDOPSDOSEDOSSDOSTDOTEDOTSDSOSEDITEMITEMOSEMPTEPOSESTSIDEMIDESIMPSISMSISOSITEMMEDSMESSMETSMIDSMIPSMISEMISOMISSMISTMITEMODEMODIMODSMOESMOITMOPEMOPSMOSEMOSSMOSTMOTEMOTIMOTSODESOMITOPEDOPESOPTSOSESPEDSPESOPESTPETSPIEDPIESPIETPISEPISOPITSPODSPOEMPOETPOISPOMEPOMSPOSEPOSSPOSTPOTEPOTSPSISPSSTSEISSEMISEPSSEPTSETSSIDESIESSIMPSIMSSIPESIPSSISTSITESITSSMITSODSSOMESOMSSOPSSOTSSPEDSPETSPIESPIMSPITSPODSPOTSTEDSTEMSTEPSTIESTIMSTOPTEDSTEMPTEMSTIDETIDSTIEDTIESTIMETIPSTODSTOEDTOESTOMETOMSTOPETOPITOPSTOSETOSS
3 letter words (79)
DEIDIEDIMDIPDISDITDOEDOMDOPDOSDOTDSOEDSEMOEMSESSESTIDEIDSIMPIOSISMISOITSMEDMESMETMIDMISMODMOEMOIMOPMOSMOTODEODSOESOISOMSOPEOPSOPTOSEPEDPESPETPIEPISPITPODPOIPOMPOSPOTPSIPSTSEDSEISETSIMSIPSISSITSODSOMSOPSOSSOTTEDTESTIDTIETIPTISTODTOETOMTOP
2 letter words (29)
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