ESPIONAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. ESPIONAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ESPIONAGE?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ESPIONAGE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ESPIONAGE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ESPIONAGE scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in ESPIONAGE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESPIONAGE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ESPIONAGE

• ESPIONAGE begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ESPIONAGE

1 longer words begin with ESPIONAGE.

Shorter words from the letters in ESPIONAGE

Showing 40 of 434. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about ESPIONAGE

Is ESPIONAGE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESPIONAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ESPIONAGE worth?

ESPIONAGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ESPIONAGE?

ESPIONAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.