STARSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STARSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STARSHIP?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARSHIP is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
starshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STARSHIP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STARSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STARSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STARSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large crewed spacecraft built to travel between the stars.
Science fiction is full of starship crews exploring distant worlds. No real starship exists yet, so the word stays in stories and speculation about the far future.
How STARSHIP is used
Used in science fiction and futurist writing.
- The starship left orbit at dawn.
- Its captain steered the starship toward a new sun.
- Engineers dream of a starship that could cross the galaxy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STARSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STARSHIP
The 8 tiles of STARSHIP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STARSHIP
1 longer words begin with STARSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in STARSHIP
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Common questions about STARSHIP
- Is STARSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STARSHIP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STARSHIP worth?
- STARSHIP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STARSHIP mean?
- A large crewed spacecraft built to travel between the stars.
- What letters can be added to STARSHIP?
- STARSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STARSHIP:
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