SPIRITOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPIRITOUS 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 SPIRITOUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIRITOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIRITOUS
No single letter turns SPIRITOUS into another word.
How SPIRITOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPIRITOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPIRITOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPIRITOUS
- SPIRITOUS 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 SPIRITOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Containing alcohol; made strong by distilling.
Older writers describe strong drinks as spiritous to set them apart from beer or wine. The word now sounds dated, and modern speakers say spirits or alcoholic.
How SPIRITOUS is used
Dated; found in older texts and legal wording about liquor.
- The law restricted the sale of spiritous liquors.
- He avoided every spiritous drink at the feast.
- A spiritous smell hung over the old tavern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIRITOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPIRITOUS
2 longer words begin with SPIRITOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIRITOUS
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Common questions about SPIRITOUS
- Is SPIRITOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIRITOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIRITOUS worth?
- SPIRITOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIRITOUS mean?
- Containing alcohol; made strong by distilling.
- What letters can be added to SPIRITOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPIRITOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPIRITOUS:
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