SPURGALL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SPURGALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPURGALL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPURGALL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPURGALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spurgallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPURGALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPURGALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPURGALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPURGALL mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To wound or irritate a horse by pricking its side with a spur.
To spurgall a mount was the harsh result of an over-eager rider digging in his heels. The word is rare and mainly poetic, and writers use it figuratively for goading someone too hard.
How SPURGALL is used
Spurgall is an old word found in historical literature.
- The impatient knight would spurgall his tired horse.
- Do not spurgall the animal when it is already trying its best.
- He seemed ready to spurgall his men into a hopeless charge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPURGALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPURGALL
3 longer words begin with SPURGALL.
Shorter words from the letters in SPURGALL
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Common questions about SPURGALL
- Is SPURGALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPURGALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPURGALL worth?
- SPURGALL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPURGALL mean?
- To wound or irritate a horse by pricking its side with a spur.
- What letters can be added to SPURGALL?
- SPURGALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPURGALL:
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