SPORTFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPORTFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPORTFUL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPORTFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPORTFUL
No single letter turns SPORTFUL into another word.
How SPORTFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPORTFUL, 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 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPORTFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPORTFUL
- All 8 letters of SPORTFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPORTFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Full of playful fun and light-hearted mischief.
Old writers called a sportful companion lively and ready to joke. A sportful act was done in jest rather than in earnest, much like a modern prank.
How SPORTFUL is used
Mostly found in older English and in deliberately old-fashioned writing.
- The sportful children chased each other round the green.
- He gave a sportful reply and winked.
- A sportful mood came over the whole party.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPORTFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPORTFUL
3 longer words begin with SPORTFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPORTFUL
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Common questions about SPORTFUL
- Is SPORTFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPORTFUL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPORTFUL worth?
- SPORTFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPORTFUL mean?
- Full of playful fun and light-hearted mischief.
- What letters can be added to SPORTFUL?
- No single letter can be added to SPORTFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPORTFUL:
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