SPARSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPARSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPARSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sparserChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SPARSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPARSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about SPARSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 8 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 SPARSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Thinly spread out, with large gaps between the individual things.
Something sparse is present but scattered: hair on a thinning head, trees on a dry hillside, or readers in a half-empty hall. It carries no suggestion of poor quality, only of low density. In mathematics and computing it also describes data in which most entries are empty or zero.
How SPARSE is used
Common in both everyday and technical writing; the opposite is dense.
- The sparse grass on the dune barely held the sand in place.
- Her sparse reply left him wondering what she really thought.
- A sparse crowd gathered in the rain to watch the parade.
- The table is sparse, with most of its cells left blank.
- Furnishing the loft was easy because the owners wanted a sparse look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPARSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPARSE
The 6 tiles of SPARSE in a different order — 8 found.
Words starting with SPARSE
6 longer words begin with SPARSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARSE
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Common questions about SPARSE
- Is SPARSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARSE worth?
- SPARSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPARSE mean?
- Thinly spread out, with large gaps between the individual things.
- What letters can be added to SPARSE?
- SPARSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPARSE:
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