SPERM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPERM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPERM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPERM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPERM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spermsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPERM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPERM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What stands out about SPERM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 SPERM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalzoology
The male reproductive cell of animals, produced to fertilise a female egg cell, or the fluid containing these cells.
Sperm cells are small, mobile cells produced in the testes, each carrying half the genetic material needed to create offspring once it joins with an egg. In most animals a single sperm cell fertilises one egg, and the word is also used collectively for the fluid, called semen, that carries millions of these cells. The word appears throughout biology, medicine and everyday discussion of reproduction and fertility.
How SPERM is used
Common in medical, biological and everyday English wherever reproduction or fertility is discussed.
- The clinic tested a sample of sperm for fertility problems.
- A single sperm cell fertilised the egg under the microscope.
- Sperm production in most mammals continues throughout adult life.
- The biology class studied how sperm and egg combine at fertilisation.
- Doctors counted the number of healthy sperm in the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPERM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPERM
The 5 tiles of SPERM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPERM
Showing 24 of 89 words that begin with SPERM.
Words ending in SPERM
9 words end in SPERM. Useful as a back hook: play SPERM onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPERM inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain SPERM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SPERM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPERM
Common questions about SPERM
- Is SPERM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPERM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPERM worth?
- SPERM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPERM mean?
- The male reproductive cell of animals, produced to fertilise a female egg cell, or the fluid containing these cells.
- What letters can be added to SPERM?
- SPERM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPERM:
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