SPOKESHAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. SPOKESHAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOKESHAVE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOKESHAVE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOKESHAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spokeshavesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOKESHAVE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPOKESHAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPOKESHAVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPOKESHAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small hand plane with a handle at each end of the blade, used for shaping curved wooden surfaces.
Wheelwrights first used the spokeshave to round the spokes of wheels, and the tool kept its name long after. Today chair makers and boat builders push or pull it along a curve to smooth wood where an ordinary plane cannot reach.
How SPOKESHAVE is used
Spokeshave is a woodworking term, found in tool catalogues and craft books.
- He smoothed the chair leg with a spokeshave.
- A sharp spokeshave leaves a clean, curved surface.
- The carpenter pulled the spokeshave along the oar handle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOKESHAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPOKESHAVE
1 longer words begin with SPOKESHAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOKESHAVE
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Common questions about SPOKESHAVE
- Is SPOKESHAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOKESHAVE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOKESHAVE worth?
- SPOKESHAVE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOKESHAVE mean?
- A small hand plane with a handle at each end of the blade, used for shaping curved wooden surfaces.
- What letters can be added to SPOKESHAVE?
- SPOKESHAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPOKESHAVE:
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