SPELEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPELEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPELEAN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPELEAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELEAN
No single letter turns SPELEAN into another word.
How SPELEAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPELEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does SPELEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
raretechnical
Relating to caves, or living in them.
Spelean belongs to cave science and describes anything connected with caverns, from their rocks to their animals. It is a learned word, so you will mostly see it in geology and exploration writing.
How SPELEAN is used
Spelean is a rare adjective from the study and exploration of caves.
- The spelean fauna included pale, blind insects.
- A spelean society mapped the passages.
- Spelean deposits grow slowly in the dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPELEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPELEAN
The 7 tiles of SPELEAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SPELEAN
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Common questions about SPELEAN
- Is SPELEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPELEAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPELEAN worth?
- SPELEAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPELEAN mean?
- Relating to caves, or living in them.
- What letters can be added to SPELEAN?
- No single letter can be added to SPELEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPELEAN:
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