SPIREME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPIREME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIREME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIREME is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIREME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spiremesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIREME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPIREME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about SPIREME
- The same 7 tiles also spell 7 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPIREME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The tangled thread-like mass that the chromatin forms in a cell nucleus at the start of cell division.
In the early stage of mitosis, the chromatin condenses into a long coiled thread, and biologists call this stage the spireme. The word belongs to older cell biology and is rarely seen now.
How SPIREME is used
Used in cell biology texts about mitosis and meiosis.
- The spireme is visible as a coiled thread under the stain.
- In the slide, the nucleus has just entered the spireme stage.
- Older textbooks describe the spireme in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIREME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIREME
The 7 tiles of SPIREME in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SPIREME
1 longer words begin with SPIREME.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIREME
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Common questions about SPIREME
- Is SPIREME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIREME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIREME worth?
- SPIREME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIREME mean?
- The tangled thread-like mass that the chromatin forms in a cell nucleus at the start of cell division.
- What letters can be added to SPIREME?
- SPIREME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPIREME:
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