SPADILLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPADILLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPADILLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPADILLE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPADILLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spadillesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPADILLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPADILLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPADILLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPADILLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The ace of spades, which is the highest trump in the old card games ombre and quadrille.
In ombre the spadille is always a trump, whatever suit has been chosen, which makes it very powerful. The card is best known today through classic literature that mentions card parties of the eighteenth century.
How SPADILLE is used
Spadille belongs to the vocabulary of ombre and quadrille.
- The player led with the spadille and took the trick.
- Holding the spadille gave her a strong hand.
- In the poem the spadille is described as a mighty card.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPADILLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPADILLE
The 8 tiles of SPADILLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPADILLE
1 longer words begin with SPADILLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPADILLE
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Common questions about SPADILLE
- Is SPADILLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPADILLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPADILLE worth?
- SPADILLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPADILLE mean?
- The ace of spades, which is the highest trump in the old card games ombre and quadrille.
- What letters can be added to SPADILLE?
- SPADILLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPADILLE:
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