SPAVIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPAVIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPAVIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPAVIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAVIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spavinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAVIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPAVIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does SPAVIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A swelling or bony growth at the hock joint of a horse, which often causes lameness.
Old horse manuals describe two kinds, bog spavin, a soft puffy swelling, and bone spavin, a hard arthritic growth. A horse with the condition often walks stiffly and may pull up short on one hind leg. Spavin was once a common reason for a working animal to be sold cheaply, and the word survives in veterinary writing and old books on horse care.
How SPAVIN is used
Veterinary and historical; the Scots form spavie is much rarer.
- The old mare went lame with spavin in her left hock.
- He bought the horse cheaply because of the spavin.
- A farrier can often spot spavin from the way a horse stands.
- Rest and special shoeing eased the spavin for a while.
- The book lists spavin among the common ailments of draught horses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPAVIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPAVIN
The 6 tiles of SPAVIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPAVIN
2 longer words begin with SPAVIN.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAVIN
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Common questions about SPAVIN
- Is SPAVIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPAVIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPAVIN worth?
- SPAVIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPAVIN mean?
- A swelling or bony growth at the hock joint of a horse, which often causes lameness.
- What letters can be added to SPAVIN?
- SPAVIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPAVIN:
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