SPRIT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SPRIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPRIT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPRIT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPRIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPRIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPRIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about SPRIT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 SPRIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A small spar or pole that runs diagonally from the mast to the upper corner of a four-cornered fore-and-aft sail, holding it taut.
A sprit braces a sail from underneath its top corner rather than running along the top edge as a boom or gaff would, stretching the canvas diagonally so it catches wind efficiently without needing a full yard across the top. Small traditional boats, especially older Thames barges and many dinghies, have long used this simple spritsail rig because it needs less rigging and can be raised and lowered quickly by a single sailor. A boat rigged this way is called a spritsail boat, and the sail itself is a spritsail, both names built directly from the pole that supports it. Compared with more modern rigs, a sprit rig is prized for its simplicity, cheapness and the way it allows a small crew to manage a fairly large sail without heavy equipment.
How SPRIT is used
A specialist nautical term for a traditional sail rig; encountered mainly among sailors, boatbuilders and maritime historians.
- The old barge still carried its original sprit and spritsail.
- He explained how the sprit held the sail taut diagonally.
- Restorers replaced the rotted sprit with a new wooden pole.
- A single sailor could raise the small spritsail using just the sprit.
- Maritime museums display several boats rigged with a traditional sprit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPRIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPRIT
The 5 tiles of SPRIT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SPRIT
23 longer words begin with SPRIT.
Words ending in SPRIT
2 words end in SPRIT. Useful as a back hook: play SPRIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SPRIT inside
2 words contain SPRIT in the middle. Words that start with SPRIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPRIT
Common questions about SPRIT
- Is SPRIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPRIT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPRIT worth?
- SPRIT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPRIT mean?
- A small spar or pole that runs diagonally from the mast to the upper corner of a four-cornered fore-and-aft sail, holding it taut.
- What letters can be added to SPRIT?
- SPRIT takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPRIT:
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