SPURGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SPURGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPURGE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPURGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPURGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spurgesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPURGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPURGE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does SPURGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plant of the genus Euphorbia, usually with small greenish flowers and a milky sap that irritates the skin.
Spurge is the common name for a large group of plants, from low garden weeds to tall shrubs, that all bleed a white latex when a stem is broken. That sap is bitter and can blister skin, so gardeners handle the plants with gloves. The name comes from an old French word meaning to purge, because the juice was once used as a harsh medicine.
How SPURGE is used
Mostly a gardening and botanical word; it is often found in plant names such as wood spurge.
- A clump of spurge grew in the crack of the old wall.
- She wore gloves because the sap of the spurge can burn the skin.
- The yellow-green heads of spurge brightened the dry bank.
- Wood spurge is one of the few plants that flower in deep shade.
- He pulled up every spurge he could find before it seeded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPURGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPURGE
The 6 tiles of SPURGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPURGE
1 longer words begin with SPURGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SPURGE
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Common questions about SPURGE
- Is SPURGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPURGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPURGE worth?
- SPURGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPURGE mean?
- A plant of the genus Euphorbia, usually with small greenish flowers and a milky sap that irritates the skin.
- What letters can be added to SPURGE?
- SPURGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPURGE:
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