SPHEROIDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPHEROIDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPHEROIDAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPHEROIDAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHEROIDAL
No single letter turns SPHEROIDAL into another word.
How SPHEROIDAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPHEROIDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHEROIDAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPHEROIDAL
- All 10 letters of SPHEROIDAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPHEROIDAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a spheroid, that is, almost but not perfectly round.
Spheroidal shapes include the flattened form of the Earth and the stretched form of a rugby ball. The word is common in astronomy, geology and engineering.
How SPHEROIDAL is used
Spheroidal describes objects that are close to a sphere in shape.
- The planet is slightly spheroidal because of its rotation.
- Spheroidal particles flow more easily than jagged ones.
- The tank had a spheroidal end cap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPHEROIDAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPHEROIDAL
1 longer words begin with SPHEROIDAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHEROIDAL
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Common questions about SPHEROIDAL
- Is SPHEROIDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHEROIDAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHEROIDAL worth?
- SPHEROIDAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPHEROIDAL mean?
- Shaped like a spheroid, that is, almost but not perfectly round.
- What letters can be added to SPHEROIDAL?
- No single letter can be added to SPHEROIDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPHEROIDAL:
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