SPINLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPINLESS 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 SPINLESS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINLESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINLESS
No single letter turns SPINLESS into another word.
How SPINLESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPINLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPINLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPINLESS
- SPINLESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPINLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having no spin, either in rotation or in a quantum sense.
In physics a spinless particle carries zero intrinsic angular momentum, which makes its equations simpler. In sport it describes a ball struck without any rotation.
How SPINLESS is used
Spinless is used in physics and in discussions of ball games.
- The model treats the particle as spinless.
- A spinless serve dips unpredictably.
- The theory first assumes a spinless field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINLESS
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Common questions about SPINLESS
- Is SPINLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPINLESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPINLESS worth?
- SPINLESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINLESS mean?
- Having no spin, either in rotation or in a quantum sense.
- What letters can be added to SPINLESS?
- No single letter can be added to SPINLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPINLESS:
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