SPOTTING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPOTTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOTTING?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPOTTING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOTTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spottingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOTTING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPOTTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPOTTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPOTTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The activity of noticing and identifying things, often as a hobby, or of marking with small patches.
Plane spotting and bird spotting are leisure activities in which enthusiasts record what they see. In the gym, spotting means standing close to a lifter to catch the weight if it falls, and on fabric it means the appearance of small stains.
How SPOTTING is used
Spotting is used in hobbies, sport, talent searching and cleaning.
- Train spotting is a favourite weekend pastime for him.
- Spotting by a partner makes heavy lifting safer.
- Careless cooking led to the spotting of the tablecloth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOTTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPOTTING
1 longer words begin with SPOTTING.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOTTING
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Common questions about SPOTTING
- Is SPOTTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOTTING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOTTING worth?
- SPOTTING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOTTING mean?
- The activity of noticing and identifying things, often as a hobby, or of marking with small patches.
- What letters can be added to SPOTTING?
- SPOTTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPOTTING:
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