SPHERE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPHERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPHERE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPHERE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHERE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPHERE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPHERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What stands out about SPHERE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPHERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ball-shaped solid, like a globe or a bubble; also a field of activity or influence, as in someone's sphere of work.
A ball, a soap bubble and the planet itself are all roughly spheres, and the word is the geometer's name for that shape. It comes from the Greek sphaira, a ball. Figuratively it means an area of activity or influence, as in the sphere of politics or a sphere of interest, which is why the word appears in so many everyday phrases.
How SPHERE is used
Used in mathematics and science, and figuratively for a field of activity or influence.
- The glass sphere sat on the table and caught the light.
- Earth is not a perfect sphere but slightly flattened.
- A sphere has no edges and no corners.
- Music was her sphere, and she rarely left it.
- Each sphere in the model stood for one planet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPHERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPHERE
The 6 tiles of SPHERE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPHERE
4 longer words begin with SPHERE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHERE
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Common questions about SPHERE
- Is SPHERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHERE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHERE worth?
- SPHERE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPHERE mean?
- A ball-shaped solid, like a globe or a bubble; also a field of activity or influence, as in someone's sphere of work.
- What letters can be added to SPHERE?
- SPHERE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPHERE:
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