SPICE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPICE 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 SPICE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPICE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPICE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPICE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about SPICE
- 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 SPICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An aromatic or pungent substance obtained from a plant, such as its seeds, bark or root, used to flavour or preserve food.
Spices such as pepper, cinnamon and cumin come from various parts of plants and are added to cooking in small amounts for their strong smell and taste, often after drying or grinding. Beyond the kitchen, spice is used figuratively for anything that adds excitement, interest or variety to something otherwise plain, as in a story with plenty of spice. Trade in spice shaped centuries of exploration and commerce, since many valuable kinds grew only in particular tropical regions.
How SPICE is used
Extremely common in everyday cooking vocabulary, and frequently used figuratively for excitement or variety.
- She added a pinch of spice to the simmering curry.
- The market stall sold sacks of dried spice from across the region.
- A little humour added spice to his otherwise dull speech.
- Traders once crossed oceans in search of rare spice.
- The recipe called for cinnamon, cloves, and other warm spice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPICE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPICE
The 5 tiles of SPICE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPICE
12 longer words begin with SPICE.
Words ending in SPICE
5 words end in SPICE. Useful as a back hook: play SPICE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPICE inside
9 words contain SPICE in the middle. Words that start with SPICE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPICE
Common questions about SPICE
- Is SPICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPICE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPICE worth?
- SPICE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPICE mean?
- An aromatic or pungent substance obtained from a plant, such as its seeds, bark or root, used to flavour or preserve food.
- What letters can be added to SPICE?
- SPICE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPICE:
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