SPANGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPANGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPANGLE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPANGLE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPANGLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPANGLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPANGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SPANGLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small thin piece of shiny material sewn on clothing for decoration.
Dancers and circus performers wear costumes covered in spangles that catch the light. By extension, a spangle is any small glittering spot, such as frost on a field. As a verb, to spangle is to sprinkle with such bright points.
How SPANGLE is used
Used for costume decoration and for glittering points of light.
- Every spangle on her dress flashed under the lamps.
- Frost left a spangle on each blade of grass.
- Stars spangle the clear winter sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPANGLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPANGLE
6 longer words begin with SPANGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPANGLE
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Common questions about SPANGLE
- Is SPANGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPANGLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPANGLE worth?
- SPANGLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPANGLE mean?
- A small thin piece of shiny material sewn on clothing for decoration.
- What letters can be added to SPANGLE?
- SPANGLE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPANGLE:
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