SPANDREL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPANDREL 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 SPANDREL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPANDREL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPANDREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spandrelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPANDREL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPANDREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPANDREL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPANDREL
- All 8 letters of SPANDREL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPANDREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The roughly triangular space between the curve of an arch and the surrounding wall or frame.
Architects often decorate each spandrel with carving, mosaics or painted figures, since the shape is a convenient empty field. In modern steel-framed buildings the word also names the panel between the top of one window and the bottom of the next.
How SPANDREL is used
Spandrel is an architectural term for the area next to an arch.
- An angel was carved into each spandrel of the doorway.
- The spandrel above the arch was filled with blue tile.
- The glass tower has a metal spandrel between each floor of windows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPANDREL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPANDREL
1 longer words begin with SPANDREL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPANDREL
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Common questions about SPANDREL
- Is SPANDREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPANDREL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPANDREL worth?
- SPANDREL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPANDREL mean?
- The roughly triangular space between the curve of an arch and the surrounding wall or frame.
- What letters can be added to SPANDREL?
- SPANDREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPANDREL:
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