SPIRAEA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPIRAEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIRAEA?
| 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 SPIRAEA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIRAEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spiraeasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIRAEA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPIRAEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about SPIRAEA
- SPIRAEA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPIRAEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A shrub or perennial plant of the rose family with clusters of small white, pink or red flowers.
Gardeners value spiraea for its tough nature and its fluffy blossoms in late spring or summer. The genus includes meadowsweet and hardhack, and many cultivated forms are grown as hedges and border plants.
How SPIRAEA is used
Spiraea is the botanical and British spelling; spirea is a common variant.
- The spiraea by the gate was covered in white flowers.
- She planted a pink spiraea at the front of the border.
- Bees crowded around the spiraea all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIRAEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPIRAEA
1 longer words begin with SPIRAEA.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIRAEA
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Common questions about SPIRAEA
- Is SPIRAEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIRAEA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIRAEA worth?
- SPIRAEA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIRAEA mean?
- A shrub or perennial plant of the rose family with clusters of small white, pink or red flowers.
- What letters can be added to SPIRAEA?
- SPIRAEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPIRAEA:
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