SPARKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPARKES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPARKES?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARKES is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARKES
No single letter turns SPARKES into another word.
How SPARKES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPARKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What stands out about SPARKES
- SPARKES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPARKES
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Common questions about SPARKES
- Is SPARKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPARKES is not in it.
- How many points is SPARKES worth?
- SPARKES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPARKES?
- No single letter can be added to SPARKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPARKES:
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