SPLINT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPLINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPLINT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPLINT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPLINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
splintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPLINT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPLINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SPLINT
- SPLINT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPLINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rigid strip used to hold a broken or injured part of the body still while it heals.
A splint can be made of wood, metal or plastic and is bound against a limb so that the bone cannot move. In an emergency, a rolled newspaper or a stick can serve as a splint until the patient reaches hospital. The word is also used for a thin strip of wood in basketwork, and horses can suffer a bony swelling on the leg called a splint.
How SPLINT is used
Medical and everyday; also used as a verb.
- The nurse fitted a splint to his broken finger.
- A splint made from two sticks held her arm still.
- The vet found a splint on the horse's foreleg.
- Wooden splint strips were woven into the basket.
- He wore a splint at night to rest the wrist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPLINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPLINT
13 longer words begin with SPLINT.
Shorter words from the letters in SPLINT
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Common questions about SPLINT
- Is SPLINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPLINT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPLINT worth?
- SPLINT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPLINT mean?
- A rigid strip used to hold a broken or injured part of the body still while it heals.
- What letters can be added to SPLINT?
- SPLINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPLINT:
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