SPLORE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPLORE 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 SPLORE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPLORE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPLORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sploresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPLORE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPLORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,673.
What stands out about SPLORE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 SPLORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A noisy merry gathering or frolic, often with drinking; a spree.
The word belongs chiefly to Scots, where a splore could be a party that got out of hand or any lively outburst of fun. It can also mean a commotion or fuss. Robert Burns used it in his poems about village merrymaking, which is the main reason it is known beyond Scotland.
How SPLORE is used
Scots; found in older literature, especially Burns.
- The whole village came out for the harvest splore.
- There was a grand splore at the inn that night.
- He was known for starting a splore wherever he went.
- The neighbours complained about the splore in the yard.
- Burns wrote of the splore that followed the fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPLORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPLORE
The 6 tiles of SPLORE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SPLORE
1 longer words begin with SPLORE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPLORE
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Common questions about SPLORE
- Is SPLORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPLORE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPLORE worth?
- SPLORE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPLORE mean?
- A noisy merry gathering or frolic, often with drinking; a spree.
- What letters can be added to SPLORE?
- SPLORE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPLORE:
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