SPEER is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SPEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPEER?
| 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 SPEER is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPEER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,765.
What stands out about SPEER
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 SPEER mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To ask, or to enquire after somebody.
Speer is Scots and northern English and carries no formality at all: you speer after somebody the way you would ask about them at a shop counter. It is common in ballads and in dialect prose, and it has lasted because there is no shorter way to say the same thing.
How SPEER is used
Intransitive with after or at: speer after his mother. Chiefly Scots.
- She speered after his mother and got a long answer.
- Somebody was speering about you in the shop.
- He speers at everyone and tells nobody anything.
- Speer at the door and they will let you in.
- The ballad has speered where a modern text would have asked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPEER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPEER
The 5 tiles of SPEER in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SPEER
4 longer words begin with SPEER.
Words ending in SPEER
1 words end in SPEER. Useful as a back hook: play SPEER onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPEER inside
3 words contain SPEER in the middle. Words that start with SPEER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPEER
Common questions about SPEER
- Is SPEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPEER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPEER worth?
- SPEER is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPEER mean?
- To ask, or to enquire after somebody.
- What letters can be added to SPEER?
- SPEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPEER:
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