SPRINGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPRINGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPRINGAL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPRINGAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPRINGAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPRINGAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPRINGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPRINGAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPRINGAL
- All 8 letters of SPRINGAL are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 SPRINGAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A lively young man, or a medieval siege engine that hurled stones and bolts by the force of a spring.
Chroniclers speak of a springal both as a stripling in his prime and as machinery set up beneath castle walls. Which meaning is intended depends on whether the sentence mentions soldiers or siege works.
How SPRINGAL is used
Springal appears in historical and fantasy writing.
- The besiegers dragged a springal up to the gate.
- He was a bold springal of eighteen.
- A bolt from the springal shattered the wooden shutter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPRINGAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPRINGAL
The 8 tiles of SPRINGAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPRINGAL
3 longer words begin with SPRINGAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPRINGAL
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Common questions about SPRINGAL
- Is SPRINGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPRINGAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPRINGAL worth?
- SPRINGAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPRINGAL mean?
- A lively young man, or a medieval siege engine that hurled stones and bolts by the force of a spring.
- What letters can be added to SPRINGAL?
- SPRINGAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPRINGAL:
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