SPOONEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPOONEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOONEY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOONEY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOONEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spooneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOONEY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPOONEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does SPOONEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A silly or weak-minded person, especially one who is foolishly sentimental in love.
A spooney is not simply a fool but one whose foolishness shows in doting behaviour. The word belongs to older English and is now met mainly in historical writing.
How SPOONEY is used
Spooney is a dated, mildly teasing label for a lovesick or simple-minded person.
- The village called him a spooney after he wrote verses to the baker's daughter.
- Do not be such a spooney over a few kind words.
- Every spooney in the county seemed to be sighing outside her window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOONEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPOONEY
1 longer words begin with SPOONEY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOONEY
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Common questions about SPOONEY
- Is SPOONEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOONEY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOONEY worth?
- SPOONEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOONEY mean?
- A silly or weak-minded person, especially one who is foolishly sentimental in love.
- What letters can be added to SPOONEY?
- SPOONEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPOONEY:
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