SPONGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPONGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPONGE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPONGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPONGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPONGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about SPONGE
- The letters of SPONGE run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPONGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, porous mass that soaks up liquid, whether the skeleton of a sea animal or a man-made imitation.
A natural sponge is the dried skeleton of a simple sea animal, prized for soaking up water and used for bathing. Cheaper sponges are now made of plastic foam, and the word also names a light, airy cake. The verb to sponge means to wipe with one, or informally to live off others without paying, a habit one calls sponging.
How SPONGE is used
Everyday word with several senses: cleaning tool, sea animal, cake and, informally, a freeloader.
- She wiped the table clean with a damp sponge.
- Divers brought up a large sponge from the sea floor.
- The sponge was golden and light, filled with jam.
- This sponge holds twice its weight in water.
- My cousin is a sponge who never offers to pay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPONGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPONGE
The 6 tiles of SPONGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPONGE
14 longer words begin with SPONGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPONGE
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Common questions about SPONGE
- Is SPONGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPONGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPONGE worth?
- SPONGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPONGE mean?
- A soft, porous mass that soaks up liquid, whether the skeleton of a sea animal or a man-made imitation.
- What letters can be added to SPONGE?
- SPONGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPONGE:
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