SPENDTHRIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SPENDTHRIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPENDTHRIFT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPENDTHRIFT is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPENDTHRIFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spendthriftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPENDTHRIFT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPENDTHRIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPENDTHRIFT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPENDTHRIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who spends money carelessly and wastes what they have.
A spendthrift tends to blow a fortune on luxuries and ends up in debt. The old image is the heir who squanders an inheritance. The word is also an adjective, and in law a spendthrift trust protects an heir's money from his own habits.
How SPENDTHRIFT is used
Both a noun and an adjective; the tone is critical.
- The young spendthrift went through his inheritance in two years.
- She was no spendthrift and kept careful accounts of every coin.
- A spendthrift trust prevents the heir from selling the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPENDTHRIFT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPENDTHRIFT
1 longer words begin with SPENDTHRIFT.
Shorter words from the letters in SPENDTHRIFT
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Common questions about SPENDTHRIFT
- Is SPENDTHRIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPENDTHRIFT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPENDTHRIFT worth?
- SPENDTHRIFT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPENDTHRIFT mean?
- A person who spends money carelessly and wastes what they have.
- What letters can be added to SPENDTHRIFT?
- SPENDTHRIFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPENDTHRIFT:
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