SPANCEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPANCEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPANCEL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPANCEL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPANCEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spancelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPANCEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPANCEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does SPANCEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A rope used to tie the legs of an animal such as a horse or cow.
A spancel lets an animal graze but stops it from wandering or kicking. As a verb, to spancel means to hobble an animal this way. The word belongs to farm and country life.
How SPANCEL is used
Farm and dialect word, also used as a verb.
- The farmer fastened a spancel around the cow's hind legs.
- A worn spancel hung from the stable wall.
- He kept the restless pony still with a spancel while the vet worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPANCEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPANCEL
The 7 tiles of SPANCEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPANCEL
5 longer words begin with SPANCEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPANCEL
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Common questions about SPANCEL
- Is SPANCEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPANCEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPANCEL worth?
- SPANCEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPANCEL mean?
- A rope used to tie the legs of an animal such as a horse or cow.
- What letters can be added to SPANCEL?
- SPANCEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPANCEL:
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