SPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SPIN
- The same 4 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 SPIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To turn or cause something to turn rapidly around a central point.
Spin covers a wheel spinning on its axle, a dancer spinning on the spot, or a coin spinning on a table, and it also has a figurative sense in modern usage, where spin means to present information in a way that favors a particular viewpoint. Both senses share the idea of rapid, controlled rotation, literal or verbal.
How SPIN is used
Very common; used both literally and, in politics and media, figuratively.
- The dancer began to spin faster as the music sped up.
- He gave the coin a flick to make it spin.
- The wheels began to spin on the icy road.
- The press office tried to spin the bad news as a minor setback.
- Children love to spin around until they get dizzy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIN
The 4 tiles of SPIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPIN
Showing 24 of 147 words that begin with SPIN.
Words ending in SPIN
11 words end in SPIN. Useful as a back hook: play SPIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPIN inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain SPIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SPIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIN
Common questions about SPIN
- Is SPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIN worth?
- SPIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIN mean?
- To turn or cause something to turn rapidly around a central point.
- What letters can be added to SPIN?
- SPIN takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPIN:
Open SPIN in the Word Finder