SPLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPLINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPLINE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPLINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPLINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SPLINE
- 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 SPLINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long thin strip of wood or metal, or a ridge on a shaft that fits into a groove on another part.
Draftsmen once bent a flexible spline to draw smooth curves through a series of fixed points, and the word kept that meaning in mathematics and computer graphics for a smooth curve defined by control points. In machinery, splines are the parallel ridges cut along a shaft so it can turn a wheel or gear without slipping. Carpenters also use the word for a thin strip set into a groove to join two boards.
How SPLINE is used
Technical; used in engineering, woodworking and graphics.
- The gear slid onto the shaft along the spline.
- Animators draw the path of the camera as a spline.
- A spline of oak joined the two boards.
- The designer adjusted the control points of the spline.
- Worn splines caused the coupling to slip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPLINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPLINE
The 6 tiles of SPLINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPLINE
2 longer words begin with SPLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPLINE
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Common questions about SPLINE
- Is SPLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPLINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPLINE worth?
- SPLINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPLINE mean?
- A long thin strip of wood or metal, or a ridge on a shaft that fits into a groove on another part.
- What letters can be added to SPLINE?
- SPLINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPLINE:
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