SPHINCTERS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPHINCTERS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
s1p3h4i1n1c3t1e1r1s1
PlayableSPHINCTERS · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SPHINCTERS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.3%
Our own measure of how useful SPHINCTERS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHINCTERS
No single letter turns SPHINCTERS into another word.
How SPHINCTERS scores
Scrabble s1p3h4i1n1c3t1e1r1s1 17
Words with Friends s1p4h3i1n2c4t1e1r1s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPHINCTERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHINCTERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPHINCTERS
- SPHINCTERS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPHINCTERS
pinschers16 sphincter16 spitchers16 christens14 snitchers14 spectrins13 chipsets15 phrenics15 pinchers15 pinscher15 pitchers15 pschents15 spherics15 spitcher15 chintses13 christen13 citherns13 cithrens13 hipsters13 richness13 snitcher13 snitches13 striches13 thripses13 crispens12 crispest12 inspects12 princess12 spectrin12 cisterns10 spinster10 ceriphs14 chipset14 ciphers14 nephric14 phrenic14 pincher14 pinches14 pitcher14 pitches14
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Common questions about SPHINCTERS
- Is SPHINCTERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHINCTERS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHINCTERS worth?
- SPHINCTERS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPHINCTERS?
- No single letter can be added to SPHINCTERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPHINCTERS:
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