SPOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPOUSE?
| 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 SPOUSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPOUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPOUSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about SPOUSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SPOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A husband or wife, regarded as the partner of the person they are married to.
Spouse is the neutral, legal-sounding term used on forms, in contracts and in law when the gender of the partner does not matter. It comes through Old French from the Latin sponsus, meaning betrothed. In everyday talk people more often say husband, wife or partner, so spouse tends to mark official or careful language.
How SPOUSE is used
Common in legal, financial and official writing, such as insurance forms and wills.
- Please list the name of your spouse on the application.
- Each spouse kept a separate bank account.
- The company offers health cover for employees and their spouse.
- Her spouse waited outside while the meeting ran late.
- A surviving spouse usually inherits a share of the estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPOUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPOUSE
The 6 tiles of SPOUSE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPOUSE
3 longer words begin with SPOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPOUSE
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Common questions about SPOUSE
- Is SPOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPOUSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPOUSE worth?
- SPOUSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPOUSE mean?
- A husband or wife, regarded as the partner of the person they are married to.
- What letters can be added to SPOUSE?
- SPOUSE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPOUSE:
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