SPARSELY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPARSELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
s1p3a1r1s1e1l1y4
PlayableSPARSELY · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SPARSELY?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.38%
Our own measure of how useful SPARSELY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARSELY
No single letter turns SPARSELY into another word.
How SPARSELY scores
Scrabble s1p3a1r1s1e1l1y4 13
Words with Friends s1p4a1r1s1e1l2y3 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPARSELY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPARSELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of SPARSELY
The 8 tiles of SPARSELY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARSELY
parleys12 parsley12 pessary12 players12 replays12 sparely12 rayless10 slayers10 lapsers9 parley11 payers11 payess11 pearly11 player11 plyers11 pressy11 pryses11 repays11 replay11 slypes11 speary11 splays11 sprays11 spyals11 spyres11 layers9 lyases9 rayles9 relays9 resays9 sayers9 slayer9 aspers8 lapser8 lapses8 lepras8 parles8 parses8 passel8 passer8
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Common questions about SPARSELY
- Is SPARSELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARSELY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARSELY worth?
- SPARSELY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPARSELY?
- No single letter can be added to SPARSELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPARSELY:
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