SPORADIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPORADIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORADIC?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORADIC is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORADIC
No single letter turns SPORADIC into another word.
How SPORADIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPORADIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORADIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPORADIC
- All 8 letters of SPORADIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPORADIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening now and then, at irregular times or in scattered places.
Sporadic events have no steady rhythm, so you cannot predict the next one. Doctors, weather reporters and journalists use it for cases or outbursts that pop up here and there.
How SPORADIC is used
Common in news, science and everyday description of irregular events.
- There was sporadic gunfire through the night.
- The patient had sporadic headaches for a month.
- Sporadic showers are expected in the hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORADIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPORADIC
The 8 tiles of SPORADIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPORADIC
3 longer words begin with SPORADIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORADIC
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Common questions about SPORADIC
- Is SPORADIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORADIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORADIC worth?
- SPORADIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORADIC mean?
- Happening now and then, at irregular times or in scattered places.
- What letters can be added to SPORADIC?
- No single letter can be added to SPORADIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPORADIC:
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