SPINNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPINNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPINNEY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINNEY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spinneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPINNEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPINNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does SPINNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A small area of trees and bushes, a little wood or thicket.
A spinney is a British countryside word, often for a small wood planted to shelter game birds or foxes. It feels more rural and old-fashioned than copse or grove.
How SPINNEY is used
Spinney is a British word for a small wood.
- A fox slipped into the spinney at the edge of the field.
- They walked through the spinney on their way to the farm.
- Birds nested in the spinney behind the church.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINNEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPINNEY
1 longer words begin with SPINNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINNEY
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Common questions about SPINNEY
- Is SPINNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPINNEY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPINNEY worth?
- SPINNEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINNEY mean?
- A small area of trees and bushes, a little wood or thicket.
- What letters can be added to SPINNEY?
- SPINNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPINNEY:
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