SPELDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPELDS 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 SPELDS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPELDS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELDS
No single letter turns SPELDS into another word.
How SPELDS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPELDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about SPELDS
- SPELDS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SPELDS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPELDS
Common questions about SPELDS
- Is SPELDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELDS is not in it.
- How many points is SPELDS worth?
- SPELDS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELDS?
- No single letter can be added to SPELDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPELDS:
Open SPELDS in the Word Finder