SPOILSMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPOILSMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOILSMAN?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOILSMAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOILSMAN
No single letter turns SPOILSMAN into another word.
How SPOILSMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPOILSMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPOILSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPOILSMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalNorth American
A person who seeks a reward of public office for political service, or who favours giving such rewards.
In American politics a spoilsman served a party in the hope of a government job once it won. The word belongs to the era when jobs were handed out as prizes of victory, a custom reformers later attacked.
How SPOILSMAN is used
Used in American political history about the spoils system.
- The spoilsman expected a post at the customs house.
- Reformers called him a spoilsman and a schemer.
- Every spoilsman in the county backed the winning candidate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOILSMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOILSMAN
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Common questions about SPOILSMAN
- Is SPOILSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOILSMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOILSMAN worth?
- SPOILSMAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOILSMAN mean?
- A person who seeks a reward of public office for political service, or who favours giving such rewards.
- What letters can be added to SPOILSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to SPOILSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPOILSMAN:
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