SPONTANEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPONTANEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPONTANEOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPONTANEOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONTANEOUS
No single letter turns SPONTANEOUS into another word.
How SPONTANEOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPONTANEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPONTANEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPONTANEOUS
- SPONTANEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPONTANEOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPONTANEOUS
2 longer words begin with SPONTANEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPONTANEOUS
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Common questions about SPONTANEOUS
- Is SPONTANEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPONTANEOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPONTANEOUS worth?
- SPONTANEOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPONTANEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPONTANEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPONTANEOUS:
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