SPARID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPARID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPARID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARID is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sparidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPARID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPARID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about SPARID
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SPARID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A marine fish of the sea bream family, with a deep body and strong teeth.
A sparid belongs to the family Sparidae, a group of warm-water food fish that includes the sea breams, porgies and the gilthead. Its strong, often rounded teeth let it crush shellfish and crabs. Fishers and cooks value the sparid for firm white flesh, and the word is mainly used by biologists who group the many kinds together.
How SPARID is used
Scientific term; seldom used outside zoology and fisheries.
- The net hauled in a silver sparid among the sardines.
- Each sparid has teeth suited to crushing shells.
- Biologists tagged a sparid off the rocky coast.
- The market sold every sparid caught that morning.
- A single sparid fed the whole family that evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPARID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPARID
The 6 tiles of SPARID in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPARID
1 longer words begin with SPARID.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARID
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Common questions about SPARID
- Is SPARID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARID worth?
- SPARID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPARID mean?
- A marine fish of the sea bream family, with a deep body and strong teeth.
- What letters can be added to SPARID?
- SPARID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPARID:
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