SPITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPITAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPITAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPITAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about SPITAL
- The same 6 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 SPITAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a hospital, especially a charitable house for the poor or sick.
In medieval England a spital was often run by a religious order and gave shelter to travellers and to people with diseases such as leprosy. The word is a shortened form of hospital and survives in place names like Spitalfields in London. By modern times it was used only in older writing and in dialect.
How SPITAL is used
Archaic; best known from place names and older texts.
- The monks kept a spital by the road for travellers.
- He was carried to the spital on a cart.
- The village spital had room for twelve beds.
- Spital Street takes its name from a medieval hospital.
- Ruins of the old spital can still be seen near the bridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPITAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPITAL
The 6 tiles of SPITAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPITAL
1 longer words begin with SPITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPITAL
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Common questions about SPITAL
- Is SPITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPITAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPITAL worth?
- SPITAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPITAL mean?
- An old word for a hospital, especially a charitable house for the poor or sick.
- What letters can be added to SPITAL?
- SPITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPITAL:
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