SPANING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPANING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPANING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPANING is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPANING
No single letter turns SPANING into another word.
How SPANING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPANING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
Anagrams of SPANING
The 7 tiles of SPANING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SPANING
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Common questions about SPANING
- Is SPANING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPANING is not in it.
- How many points is SPANING worth?
- SPANING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPANING?
- No single letter can be added to SPANING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPANING:
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