SPURIAE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPURIAE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPURIAE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPURIAE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPURIAE
No single letter turns SPURIAE into another word.
How SPURIAE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPURIAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about SPURIAE
- SPURIAE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SPURIAE
The 7 tiles of SPURIAE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SPURIAE
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Common questions about SPURIAE
- Is SPURIAE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPURIAE is not in it.
- How many points is SPURIAE worth?
- SPURIAE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPURIAE?
- No single letter can be added to SPURIAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPURIAE:
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