SPONDYLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPONDYLS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPONDYLS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPONDYLS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONDYLS
No single letter turns SPONDYLS into another word.
How SPONDYLS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPONDYLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPONDYLS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPONDYLS
- SPONDYLS gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
- SPONDYLS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPONDYLS
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Common questions about SPONDYLS
- Is SPONDYLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPONDYLS is not in it.
- How many points is SPONDYLS worth?
- SPONDYLS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPONDYLS?
- No single letter can be added to SPONDYLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPONDYLS:
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