SPIRAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPIRAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIRAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIRAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIRAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spiralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIRAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPIRAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does SPIRAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A curve that winds around a central point or axis, moving steadily farther from it or closer to it.
Spirals appear everywhere, from the shell of a snail to the arms of a galaxy and the thread of a screw. A flat spiral, like a watch spring, stays in one plane, while a helix rises like a spiral staircase. The word also describes a situation that gets steadily worse or better, as in an economic downward spiral. It comes from Latin spira, a coil.
How SPIRAL is used
Common in everyday, scientific and figurative use; also a verb.
- A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.
- The shell has a perfect spiral that grows outward.
- Prices entered a spiral that no one could stop.
- He drew a tight spiral in the margin of his notebook.
- The stairs wind up the tower in a narrow spiral.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIRAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIRAL
The 6 tiles of SPIRAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPIRAL
17 longer words begin with SPIRAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIRAL
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Common questions about SPIRAL
- Is SPIRAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIRAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIRAL worth?
- SPIRAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIRAL mean?
- A curve that winds around a central point or axis, moving steadily farther from it or closer to it.
- What letters can be added to SPIRAL?
- SPIRAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPIRAL:
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