SPHERULE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPHERULE 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 SPHERULE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPHERULE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHERULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spherulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPHERULE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPHERULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHERULE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPHERULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very small ball-shaped body.
A spherule can be a droplet of mercury, a bead of glass in a rock sample or a tiny grain formed in space. The word stresses how small and round the thing is.
How SPHERULE is used
Used in science writing about tiny round particles or droplets.
- Each spherule of mercury rolled across the plate.
- Geologists found a glassy spherule in the layer of rock.
- A single spherule was visible under the microscope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPHERULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPHERULE
1 longer words begin with SPHERULE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHERULE
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Common questions about SPHERULE
- Is SPHERULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHERULE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHERULE worth?
- SPHERULE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPHERULE mean?
- A very small ball-shaped body.
- What letters can be added to SPHERULE?
- SPHERULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPHERULE:
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