SPINIFEX is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SPINIFEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPINIFEX?
| 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 SPINIFEX is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINIFEX
No single letter turns SPINIFEX into another word.
How SPINIFEX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPINIFEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPINIFEX has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPINIFEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A coarse, spiny Australian grass that grows in clumps across dry desert country.
Spinifex covers huge areas of the Australian interior, and its sharp leaves can cut skin. Some species release a resin that Aboriginal people have long used as a glue.
How SPINIFEX is used
Spinifex is a common word in Australian landscape writing.
- The red sand was dotted with spinifex.
- Sharp spinifex scratched their legs as they walked.
- Small lizards hid in the spinifex at noon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINIFEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPINIFEX
1 longer words begin with SPINIFEX.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINIFEX
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Common questions about SPINIFEX
- Is SPINIFEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPINIFEX, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPINIFEX worth?
- SPINIFEX is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINIFEX mean?
- A coarse, spiny Australian grass that grows in clumps across dry desert country.
- What letters can be added to SPINIFEX?
- No single letter can be added to SPINIFEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPINIFEX:
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