SPOD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPOD is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SPOD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOD is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What stands out about SPOD
- 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 SPOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A person seen as excessively enthusiastic about technical or computing subjects.
Spod describes someone whose enthusiasm for technical or computing topics goes well beyond the average interest. The label spod is sometimes used affectionately among friends and sometimes as a mild insult among strangers.
How SPOD is used
Informal British slang, sometimes mildly mocking.
- He's a real spod when it comes to computers.
- The other kids teased him for being a spod.
- She laughed and called herself a proud spod.
- Being a spod meant knowing every gadget spec by heart.
- The forum was full of spods debating processor speeds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPOD
The 4 tiles of SPOD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPOD
17 longer words begin with SPOD.
Words with SPOD inside
6 words contain SPOD in the middle. Words that start with SPOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOD
Common questions about SPOD
- Is SPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOD worth?
- SPOD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOD mean?
- A person seen as excessively enthusiastic about technical or computing subjects.
- What letters can be added to SPOD?
- SPOD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SPOD:
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