SPATHOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPATHOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPATHOSE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPATHOSE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPATHOSE
No single letter turns SPATHOSE into another word.
How SPATHOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPATHOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPATHOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPATHOSE
- The same 8 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 SPATHOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Resembling spar in the way it splits into flat, shiny layers, or bearing a spathe.
Older mineral texts call a crystal spathose when it breaks cleanly along flat planes. Botanists use the same word for a plant part that has a spathe around its flowers.
How SPATHOSE is used
Rare and technical, found in old geology and botany writing.
- The spathose ore split into neat plates.
- A spathose inflorescence rose from the marsh.
- He labelled the spathose specimen and shelved it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPATHOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPATHOSE
The 8 tiles of SPATHOSE in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SPATHOSE
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Common questions about SPATHOSE
- Is SPATHOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPATHOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPATHOSE worth?
- SPATHOSE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPATHOSE mean?
- Resembling spar in the way it splits into flat, shiny layers, or bearing a spathe.
- What letters can be added to SPATHOSE?
- No single letter can be added to SPATHOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPATHOSE:
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