SPECKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SPECKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECKLE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECKLE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECKLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPECKLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPECKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,790 thousand.
What does SPECKLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small spot or patch of colour on a surface of a different colour.
Eggs, feathers, stones and fabrics can all show a speckle, usually one of many. The pattern looks natural and a little uneven. A bird egg with a dark speckle on a pale shell is a familiar case.
How SPECKLE is used
Speckle is used for tiny spots on eggs, birds, stone, fruit and cloth.
- Each egg had a brown speckle near the blunt end.
- A speckle of white showed on the dark feather.
- The granite counter was full of black and grey speckle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPECKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPECKLE
5 longer words begin with SPECKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECKLE
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Common questions about SPECKLE
- Is SPECKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECKLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECKLE worth?
- SPECKLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPECKLE mean?
- A small spot or patch of colour on a surface of a different colour.
- What letters can be added to SPECKLE?
- SPECKLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPECKLE:
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