SPIT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SPIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SPIT
- The same 4 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 SPIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To force saliva or another substance out of the mouth.
Spit is most often used for expelling saliva, as when someone spits on the ground, but it also covers forcefully ejecting other things from the mouth, such as spitting out a seed, and it can describe fire spitting sparks or rain that spits lightly from the sky. The related noun spit names both the act and the saliva itself.
How SPIT is used
Common; considered impolite when directed at people.
- He had to spit out the bitter pill.
- The old man would spit on the ground before speaking.
- The fire began to spit sparks onto the hearth rug.
- She told the child not to spit his food onto the plate.
- It began to spit with rain just as they left the house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPIT
The 4 tiles of SPIT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPIT
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with SPIT.
Words ending in SPIT
5 words end in SPIT. Useful as a back hook: play SPIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPIT inside
Showing 24 of 86 words that contain SPIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SPIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIT
Common questions about SPIT
- Is SPIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIT worth?
- SPIT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIT mean?
- To force saliva or another substance out of the mouth.
- What letters can be added to SPIT?
- SPIT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPIT:
Open SPIT in the Word Finder