SPELD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPELD 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
s1p3e1l1d2
Depends on the listSPELD · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
5letters
1hook available
1 in 49,015odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SPELD?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.2%
Our own measure of how useful SPELD is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPELD scores
Scrabble s1p3e1l1d2 8
Words with Friends s1p4e1l2d2 10
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPELD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
Words starting with SPELD
spelds9 spelded11 spelder10 speldin10 spelders11 spelding12 speldins11 speldrin11 speldered13 speldings13 speldring13 speldrins12 speldering14 speldrings14
14 longer words begin with SPELD.
Shorter words from the letters in SPELD
deps7 peds7 pled7 sped7 leps6 pels6 dels5 elds5 seld5 sled5 dep6 ped6 lep5 pel5 pes5 del4 des4 eds4 eld4 led4 lsd4 sed4 els3 sel3 pe4 de3 ed3 el2 es2
Common questions about SPELD
- Is SPELD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELD is not in it.
- How many points is SPELD worth?
- SPELD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELD?
- SPELD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPELD:
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