SPADE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPADE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPADE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPADE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPADE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about SPADE
- The same 5 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 SPADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hand tool with a flat, sharp-edged metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth; also, one of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, marked by a small black symbol shaped like the tool's blade.
A gardener presses a spade into the soil with a foot on the top edge of the blade, then levers up a wedge of earth, a basic action behind digging, edging and turning over a bed. Builders and archaeologists rely on the same tool for heavier ground work, while a smaller garden spade suits delicate planting jobs a full-sized version would disturb too much. In card games, a spade names any card from the black suit shown by the pointed symbol, and a hand rich in spades can decide the outcome of games such as bridge or spades itself. The common phrase to call a spade a spade means to speak plainly about something rather than dress it up in softer language.
How SPADE is used
Common in everyday gardening and tool use, and, separately, as the name of one of the four card suits.
- He pushed the spade into the flower bed with his boot.
- She led with the king of spades to start the round.
- The gardener leaned on his spade to catch his breath.
- They dealt each player a hand with four spades.
- A rusty spade leaned against the shed wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPADE
The 5 tiles of SPADE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPADE
18 longer words begin with SPADE.
Words ending in SPADE
1 words end in SPADE. Useful as a back hook: play SPADE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPADE inside
2 words contain SPADE in the middle. Words that start with SPADE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPADE
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Common questions about SPADE
- Is SPADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPADE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPADE worth?
- SPADE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPADE mean?
- A hand tool with a flat, sharp-edged metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth; also, one of the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards, marked by a small black symbol shaped like the tool's blade.
- What letters can be added to SPADE?
- SPADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPADE:
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