SPURIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPURIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPURIOUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPURIOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPURIOUS
No single letter turns SPURIOUS into another word.
How SPURIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPURIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPURIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPURIOUS
- SPURIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPURIOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPURIOUS
3 longer words begin with SPURIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPURIOUS
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Common questions about SPURIOUS
- Is SPURIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPURIOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPURIOUS worth?
- SPURIOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPURIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPURIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPURIOUS:
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