ESPY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ESPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESPY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESPY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESPY
No single letter turns ESPY into another word.
How ESPY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ESPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about ESPY
- The same 4 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 ESPY mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To catch sight of something.
Espy and spy are the same word, one carrying a French prefix and one without it. Espy is literary and the shorter form is not, and that is the only difference left between them.
How ESPY is used
Espied, espying. Chiefly literary.
- They espy a sail at first light in every such story.
- The word espy and the word spy are the same one.
- A French prefix is all that separates espy from the shorter form.
- Nobody uses espy outside literary writing.
- To espy something is to notice it first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESPY
The 4 tiles of ESPY in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ESPY
1 longer words begin with ESPY.
Words with ESPY inside
2 words contain ESPY in the middle. Words that start with ESPY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ESPY
Common questions about ESPY
- Is ESPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESPY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESPY worth?
- ESPY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESPY mean?
- To catch sight of something.
- What letters can be added to ESPY?
- No single letter can be added to ESPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ESPY:
Open ESPY in the Word Finder