SPIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIKE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIKE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIKE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about SPIKE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 SPIKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slender, pointed piece of metal, wood, or other hard material, often fixed to a surface or used to fasten or pierce something.
A metal spike appears on many everyday objects, from the sharp studs on top of a fence meant to stop climbers to the points fitted into the sole of a running shoe for grip. Railway workers once drove an iron spike into each wooden sleeper to hold the rails in place, a use that gave rise to the phrase driving the golden spike. In volleyball, a spike is also the name for a hard downward hit of the ball, showing how the word extends from a physical object to a sudden forceful action. A sharp rise in a graph, such as a spike in temperature or prices, borrows the same image of a sudden sharp point.
How SPIKE is used
Used for physical pointed objects and, figuratively, for a sudden sharp rise in a measurement such as price or temperature.
- A single metal spike stuck out from the top of the fence.
- She felt a sharp spike of pain in her ankle after the fall.
- His running shoes had a spike fitted into each sole for grip.
- Prices showed a sudden spike during the holiday season.
- He hammered the spike into the fence post.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIKE
The 5 tiles of SPIKE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPIKE
14 longer words begin with SPIKE.
Words ending in SPIKE
6 words end in SPIKE. Useful as a back hook: play SPIKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPIKE inside
6 words contain SPIKE in the middle. Words that start with SPIKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIKE
Common questions about SPIKE
- Is SPIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIKE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIKE worth?
- SPIKE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIKE mean?
- A slender, pointed piece of metal, wood, or other hard material, often fixed to a surface or used to fasten or pierce something.
- What letters can be added to SPIKE?
- SPIKE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPIKE:
Open SPIKE in the Word Finder