SPRINT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPRINT 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 SPRINT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPRINT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPRINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sprintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPRINT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPRINT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about SPRINT
- SPRINT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPRINT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To run at full speed over a short distance.
Sprint belongs to athletics, where the sprinting events such as the hundred metres reward explosive speed instead of stamina. The word is borrowed from Scandinavian, with a sense of darting or leaping, and it has spread well beyond the track. Cyclists, swimmers and people late for a bus all sprint, and in office life a sprint can even mean a short, intense burst of work.
How SPRINT is used
Also a noun; in project work a sprint is a fixed short period of focused effort.
- The runners sprint out of the blocks at the gun.
- I had to sprint to catch the last train.
- Children sprint across the yard when the bell rings.
- She can sprint the final stretch after a long race.
- Cyclists often sprint for the line in the last hundred metres.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPRINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPRINT
The 6 tiles of SPRINT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPRINT
6 longer words begin with SPRINT.
Shorter words from the letters in SPRINT
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Common questions about SPRINT
- Is SPRINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPRINT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPRINT worth?
- SPRINT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPRINT mean?
- To run at full speed over a short distance.
- What letters can be added to SPRINT?
- SPRINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPRINT:
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