ESPIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ESPIAL 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 ESPIAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESPIAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESPIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
espialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESPIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ESPIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about ESPIAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 ESPIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The act of watching closely or catching sight of someone or something, especially by spying.
Espial is the noun form of the older verb espy, and it names the act of watching, discovering, or catching sight of something rather than the person who does the watching. Older writing uses it for both careful, deliberate observation and for the simple moment of spotting something unexpected, such as a ship on the horizon. The word has largely given way in modern English to observation, detection, or simply spotting, and now appears mainly in older or deliberately old-fashioned prose.
How ESPIAL is used
A largely archaic literary word, rarely used outside older texts or writing that imitates an older style.
- From his post of espial he watched the road below.
- The guards increased their espial after the first alarm.
- Her espial of the distant sail came just before sunset.
- The old chronicle describes years of careful espial along the border.
- Such constant espial left little room for privacy in the camp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESPIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESPIAL
The 6 tiles of ESPIAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ESPIAL
1 longer words begin with ESPIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ESPIAL
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Common questions about ESPIAL
- Is ESPIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESPIAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESPIAL worth?
- ESPIAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESPIAL mean?
- The act of watching closely or catching sight of someone or something, especially by spying.
- What letters can be added to ESPIAL?
- ESPIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ESPIAL:
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