SPONDAIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPONDAIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPONDAIC?
| 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 SPONDAIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONDAIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spondaicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPONDAIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPONDAIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPONDAIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPONDAIC
- All 8 letters of SPONDAIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPONDAIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made up of or relating to spondees, which are metrical feet of two long syllables.
A spondaic line moves slowly and heavily because the stresses fall one after another. Classical hexameter often ends a verse on a spondaic foot for that slow, weighty effect.
How SPONDAIC is used
Used in the study of verse and prosody.
- The poem slows to a spondaic crawl at the end.
- A spondaic foot closes the line.
- He pointed out the spondaic rhythm in the opening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPONDAIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPONDAIC
2 longer words begin with SPONDAIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SPONDAIC
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Common questions about SPONDAIC
- Is SPONDAIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPONDAIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPONDAIC worth?
- SPONDAIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPONDAIC mean?
- Made up of or relating to spondees, which are metrical feet of two long syllables.
- What letters can be added to SPONDAIC?
- SPONDAIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPONDAIC:
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