SPAR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SPAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPAR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPAR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SPAR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPAR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To box or fight using light blows, typically in practice rather than in earnest.
Spar describes the controlled practice fighting that boxers and martial artists use to sharpen technique without trying to hurt each other, and by extension it can describe any friendly argument or verbal exchange, as when two people spar over an idea. The unrelated noun spar, for a ship's pole or a mineral, comes from a different root.
How SPAR is used
Common in sports contexts and, figuratively, in descriptions of lively argument.
- The champion likes to spar with younger fighters before a big match.
- They would spar for an hour every morning in the gym.
- The two lawyers loved to spar over minor points of procedure.
- He got a black eye while sparring with his coach.
- The siblings often spar playfully at the dinner table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPAR
The 4 tiles of SPAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPAR
Showing 24 of 123 words that begin with SPAR.
Words ending in SPAR
5 words end in SPAR. Useful as a back hook: play SPAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPAR inside
Showing 24 of 80 words that contain SPAR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SPAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAR
Common questions about SPAR
- Is SPAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPAR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPAR worth?
- SPAR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPAR mean?
- To box or fight using light blows, typically in practice rather than in earnest.
- What letters can be added to SPAR?
- SPAR takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPAR:
Open SPAR in the Word Finder