Definition of dispenses

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• dispenses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• dispenses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• dispenses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of dispenses

• give or apply (medications) (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. administer
• administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb)

  Examples

  1. the machine dispenses soft drinks

  Synonyms

  1. administer
  2. allot
  3. deal
  4. deal out
  5. dish out
  6. distribute
  7. dole out
  8. lot
  9. mete out
  10. parcel out
  11. shell out
• grant a dispensation; grant an exemption (verb)

  Examples

  1. I was dispensed from this terrible task

See definition of dispenses in Merriam Webster