BONSPIEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BONSPIEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONSPIEL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BONSPIEL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONSPIEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bonspielsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONSPIEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BONSPIEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BONSPIEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BONSPIEL
- All 8 letters of BONSPIEL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BONSPIEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A curling tournament in which teams from different clubs compete.
A bonspiel is the main social event of the curling season, often lasting several days and drawing many rinks. The word is common in Canada and Scotland, where small towns host bonspiels each winter.
How BONSPIEL is used
Bonspiel is a curling term and is also written bonspell.
- Our club entered the annual bonspiel in February.
- The bonspiel ended with a final between two local rinks.
- Every winter the town hosts a bonspiel on the frozen rink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONSPIEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONSPIEL
1 longer words begin with BONSPIEL.
Shorter words from the letters in BONSPIEL
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Common questions about BONSPIEL
- Is BONSPIEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONSPIEL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONSPIEL worth?
- BONSPIEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONSPIEL mean?
- A curling tournament in which teams from different clubs compete.
- What letters can be added to BONSPIEL?
- BONSPIEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BONSPIEL:
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