SPORT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SPORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPORT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about SPORT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A physical activity involving skill or physical exertion, usually competitive and governed by rules, or, more broadly, playful, good-humoured behaviour.
Sport most often names organised physical competition such as football, athletics or swimming, activities built around agreed rules, training and often teams or opponents working against each other. The same word stretches to cover any lighter, playful activity done for fun and exercise, and the phrase for sport describes doing something purely for enjoyment rather than out of necessity. Calling someone a good sport praises their gracious behaviour when they lose or when a joke is played on them, while a bad sport sulks or complains instead. As a verb, to sport something means to wear or display it proudly and visibly, as when someone sports a new haircut or an unusual hat, a sense that has drifted quite far from the original idea of games and competition.
How SPORT is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, covering organised competitive activity, playful behaviour and, as a verb, proudly wearing or displaying something.
- Football is the most popular sport in the country.
- They played the game purely for sport, with nothing at stake.
- He was a good sport about losing the final match.
- She sported a bright red scarf for the whole winter.
- The children invented their own sport using an old tennis ball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPORT
The 5 tiles of SPORT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SPORT
Showing 24 of 66 words that begin with SPORT.
Words ending in SPORT
14 words end in SPORT. Useful as a back hook: play SPORT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPORT inside
Showing 24 of 56 words that contain SPORT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SPORT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORT
Common questions about SPORT
- Is SPORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORT worth?
- SPORT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORT mean?
- A physical activity involving skill or physical exertion, usually competitive and governed by rules, or, more broadly, playful, good-humoured behaviour.
- What letters can be added to SPORT?
- SPORT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPORT:
Open SPORT in the Word Finder