SPAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPAW is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPAW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPAW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about SPAW
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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
Anagrams of SPAW
The 4 tiles of SPAW in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SPAW
15 longer words begin with SPAW.
Words ending in SPAW
1 words end in SPAW. Useful as a back hook: play SPAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPAW inside
3 words contain SPAW in the middle. Words that start with SPAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAW
Common questions about SPAW
- Is SPAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPAW is not in it.
- How many points is SPAW worth?
- SPAW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPAW?
- SPAW takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPAW:
Open SPAW in the Word Finder