SPINSTER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPINSTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPINSTER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPINSTER is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPINSTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spinstersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPINSTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPINSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPINSTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPINSTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
An older woman who has never married.
Spinster once simply meant a woman who spun thread for a living, and later it became the legal word for an unmarried woman. Today it often sounds old-fashioned or unkind, so most writers avoid it.
How SPINSTER is used
Spinster now appears mostly in historical writing and is considered dated.
- The novel features a shy spinster who keeps cats.
- Her aunt was a spinster and proud of it.
- In old documents she is listed as a spinster of the parish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPINSTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPINSTER
13 longer words begin with SPINSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in SPINSTER
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Common questions about SPINSTER
- Is SPINSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPINSTER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPINSTER worth?
- SPINSTER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPINSTER mean?
- An older woman who has never married.
- What letters can be added to SPINSTER?
- SPINSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPINSTER:
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