SPARTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPARTAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPARTAN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARTAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARTAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spartansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPARTAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPARTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about SPARTAN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 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 SPARTAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Simple, strict and without comfort or luxury, like the way of life of ancient Sparta.
A spartan room has bare walls and a hard bed, and a spartan diet has no treats. The word praises or criticises self-discipline depending on the speaker. As a noun it can also mean a person of Sparta or a hardy person, and a Spartan is also a kind of apple.
How SPARTAN is used
Spartan is used for plain living conditions and for people who endure hardship.
- The cabin was spartan, with a single chair and a cot.
- They led a spartan life in the mountains.
- A spartan breakfast of bread and water kept him going.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPARTAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPARTAN
The 7 tiles of SPARTAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPARTAN
1 longer words begin with SPARTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARTAN
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Common questions about SPARTAN
- Is SPARTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPARTAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPARTAN worth?
- SPARTAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPARTAN mean?
- Simple, strict and without comfort or luxury, like the way of life of ancient Sparta.
- What letters can be added to SPARTAN?
- SPARTAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPARTAN:
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