SPONGEWARE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPONGEWARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPONGEWARE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPONGEWARE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONGEWARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spongewaresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPONGEWARE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPONGEWARE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPONGEWARE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPONGEWARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Pottery decorated with colour dabbed or spattered on with a sponge.
Spongeware gives pieces a mottled, speckled finish and was a cheap, cheerful style for kitchen crockery in the nineteenth century. Collectors now prize the older blue and brown bowls.
How SPONGEWARE is used
Spongeware is used by antique dealers and collectors for this kind of decorated earthenware.
- She found a blue spongeware bowl at the flea market.
- The shelf was lined with old spongeware mugs.
- Spongeware was once a common sight in farmhouse kitchens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPONGEWARE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPONGEWARE
1 longer words begin with SPONGEWARE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPONGEWARE
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Common questions about SPONGEWARE
- Is SPONGEWARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPONGEWARE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPONGEWARE worth?
- SPONGEWARE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPONGEWARE mean?
- Pottery decorated with colour dabbed or spattered on with a sponge.
- What letters can be added to SPONGEWARE?
- SPONGEWARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPONGEWARE:
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