SPIRULA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPIRULA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIRULA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIRULA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIRULA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIRULA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPIRULA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about SPIRULA
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 SPIRULA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small tropical cephalopod whose flat coiled shell lies mostly inside its body.
Spirula is a deep-sea creature related to squid, and it has a light organ at its tail. Its empty shells wash up on warm beaches, where collectors know them as ram's horn shells.
How SPIRULA is used
Spirula is the name of the genus and of the animal in zoology.
- A spirula shell lay among the seaweed on the shore.
- The spirula rises toward the surface at night.
- Few people have seen a living spirula.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIRULA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIRULA
The 7 tiles of SPIRULA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPIRULA
2 longer words begin with SPIRULA.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIRULA
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Common questions about SPIRULA
- Is SPIRULA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIRULA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIRULA worth?
- SPIRULA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIRULA mean?
- A small tropical cephalopod whose flat coiled shell lies mostly inside its body.
- What letters can be added to SPIRULA?
- SPIRULA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPIRULA:
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