SPARINGNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPARINGNESS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SPARINGNESS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARINGNESS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARINGNESS
No single letter turns SPARINGNESS into another word.
How SPARINGNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPARINGNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPARINGNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPARINGNESS
- SPARINGNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPARINGNESS
1 longer words begin with SPARINGNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARINGNESS
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Common questions about SPARINGNESS
- Is SPARINGNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARINGNESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARINGNESS worth?
- SPARINGNESS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPARINGNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPARINGNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPARINGNESS:
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