SPESSARTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPESSARTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPESSARTINE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPESSARTINE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPESSARTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spessartinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPESSARTINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPESSARTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPESSARTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPESSARTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An orange to reddish-brown garnet containing manganese and aluminium.
Spessartine takes its name from the Spessart region in Germany. Its bright orange tones make it a popular collector gemstone, and a rich variety known as mandarin garnet is prized in jewellery.
How SPESSARTINE is used
Spessartine is used by mineralogists and gem dealers.
- The ring was set with a glowing spessartine.
- Spessartine is rarer than the common red garnet.
- Pegmatites sometimes yield crystals of spessartine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPESSARTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPESSARTINE
The 11 tiles of SPESSARTINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPESSARTINE
1 longer words begin with SPESSARTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPESSARTINE
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Common questions about SPESSARTINE
- Is SPESSARTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPESSARTINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPESSARTINE worth?
- SPESSARTINE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPESSARTINE mean?
- An orange to reddish-brown garnet containing manganese and aluminium.
- What letters can be added to SPESSARTINE?
- SPESSARTINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPESSARTINE:
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