SPONDEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPONDEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPONDEE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPONDEE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONDEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spondeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPONDEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPONDEE, 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 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,903.
What does SPONDEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A metrical foot made of two long or stressed syllables.
Classical poets used the spondee for slow, heavy effect. In English verse, words like heartbreak or amen can form one. Its opposite is the pyrrhic, with two short syllables.
How SPONDEE is used
Used in the study of poetry and metre.
- The poet placed a spondee at the line's end for weight.
- A spondee gives the rhythm a slow, pounding beat.
- Students marked each spondee in the verse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPONDEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPONDEE
The 7 tiles of SPONDEE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPONDEE
1 longer words begin with SPONDEE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPONDEE
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Common questions about SPONDEE
- Is SPONDEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPONDEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPONDEE worth?
- SPONDEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPONDEE mean?
- A metrical foot made of two long or stressed syllables.
- What letters can be added to SPONDEE?
- SPONDEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPONDEE:
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