SPICULE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPICULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPICULE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPICULE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPICULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spiculesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPICULE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPICULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does SPICULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small, sharp, needle-like structure.
Sponges build their skeletons from tiny mineral spicules, and the sun shows short jets of gas that astronomers also call spicules. Both are thin and pointed, which explains the shared name.
How SPICULE is used
Used in biology, geology and solar astronomy.
- Under the microscope, each spicule of the sponge looked like glass.
- A single spicule of ice formed on the window.
- Astronomers photographed a bright spicule rising from the sun's surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPICULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPICULE
1 longer words begin with SPICULE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPICULE
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Common questions about SPICULE
- Is SPICULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPICULE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPICULE worth?
- SPICULE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPICULE mean?
- A small, sharp, needle-like structure.
- What letters can be added to SPICULE?
- SPICULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPICULE:
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