SPITTOON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPITTOON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPITTOON?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPITTOON is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPITTOON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spittoonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPITTOON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPITTOON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPITTOON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPITTOON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bowl or pot with a wide top, kept on the floor for people to spit into.
A spittoon was once a common sight in bars, railway waiting rooms and offices, mostly where chewing tobacco was popular. Today it mostly belongs to old-fashioned scenes in films and museums. Some were plain brass, while others were fitted with a lid or a funnel top.
How SPITTOON is used
Spittoon now appears mostly in historical settings, such as westerns and descriptions of old saloons.
- The bartender wiped down the brass spittoon beside the stove.
- A battered spittoon sat in the corner of the old saloon.
- Nobody wanted the job of emptying the spittoon at closing time.
- The museum displayed a polished spittoon next to a tobacco pouch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPITTOON and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPITTOON
1 longer words begin with SPITTOON.
Shorter words from the letters in SPITTOON
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Common questions about SPITTOON
- Is SPITTOON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPITTOON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPITTOON worth?
- SPITTOON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPITTOON mean?
- A bowl or pot with a wide top, kept on the floor for people to spit into.
- What letters can be added to SPITTOON?
- SPITTOON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPITTOON:
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