SPOILAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPOILAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOILAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOILAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOILAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spoilagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOILAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPOILAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPOILAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPOILAGE
- All 8 letters of SPOILAGE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPOILAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of going bad, especially of food, or the material that has been wasted or ruined.
Refrigerators exist largely to slow spoilage in meat, milk and vegetables. Printers use the same word for sheets of paper ruined while a machine is being adjusted.
How SPOILAGE is used
Spoilage is common in food storage, shipping and manufacturing.
- Salt was once the main protection against spoilage.
- The shop lost money through spoilage of fresh fruit.
- Printers allow for some spoilage at the start of a run.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOILAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPOILAGE
1 longer words begin with SPOILAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOILAGE
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Common questions about SPOILAGE
- Is SPOILAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOILAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOILAGE worth?
- SPOILAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOILAGE mean?
- The process of going bad, especially of food, or the material that has been wasted or ruined.
- What letters can be added to SPOILAGE?
- SPOILAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPOILAGE:
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