SPIEGEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPIEGEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIEGEL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIEGEL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIEGEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spiegelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIEGEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPIEGEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does SPIEGEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A shiny iron alloy rich in manganese, used in making steel.
Steelmakers add it to remove oxygen and to raise the manganese level of the metal. The word is German for mirror, which refers to the bright crystal faces of the pig iron. Spiegel is short for the fuller name spiegeleisen.
How SPIEGEL is used
Used in metallurgy, especially in the Bessemer process.
- The furnace was charged with spiegel to adjust the steel.
- A lump of spiegel gleamed on the workshop bench.
- Historians note the role of spiegel in early steel production.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIEGEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPIEGEL
3 longer words begin with SPIEGEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIEGEL
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Common questions about SPIEGEL
- Is SPIEGEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIEGEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIEGEL worth?
- SPIEGEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIEGEL mean?
- A shiny iron alloy rich in manganese, used in making steel.
- What letters can be added to SPIEGEL?
- SPIEGEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPIEGEL:
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