SPINEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPINEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPINEL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINEL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spinelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPINEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPINEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SPINEL
- The same 6 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 SPINEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, glassy mineral made of magnesium and aluminium oxides, found in many colours and used as a gemstone.
Spinel often forms small eight-sided crystals and can be red, blue, green, pink or black. Red stones were for centuries mistaken for rubies, and some famous gems in royal crown collections turned out to be spinel when they were tested. The name is probably from Latin spina, a thorn, referring to the pointed crystals.
How SPINEL is used
Used in mineralogy and jewellery.
- The jeweller showed her a red spinel that looked just like a ruby.
- Spinel crystals formed in the marble of the old quarry.
- A blue spinel was set in the middle of the ring.
- Early collectors confused spinel with other red gems.
- The lab confirmed that the stone was spinel and not sapphire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPINEL
The 6 tiles of SPINEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPINEL
8 longer words begin with SPINEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINEL
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Common questions about SPINEL
- Is SPINEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPINEL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPINEL worth?
- SPINEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINEL mean?
- A hard, glassy mineral made of magnesium and aluminium oxides, found in many colours and used as a gemstone.
- What letters can be added to SPINEL?
- SPINEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPINEL:
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