SPIRITUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPIRITUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIRITUOUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIRITUOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIRITUOUS
No single letter turns SPIRITUOUS into another word.
How SPIRITUOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPIRITUOUS, 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 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPIRITUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPIRITUOUS
- SPIRITUOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPIRITUOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPIRITUOUS
1 longer words begin with SPIRITUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIRITUOUS
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Common questions about SPIRITUOUS
- Is SPIRITUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIRITUOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIRITUOUS worth?
- SPIRITUOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPIRITUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPIRITUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPIRITUOUS:
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