SUNSPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SUNSPOT 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 SUNSPOT?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNSPOT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNSPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sunspotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUNSPOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUNSPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does SUNSPOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark patch that appears for a time on the surface of the sun.
A sunspot looks dark only by contrast, because it is cooler than the glowing area around it. Strong magnetic fields cause these patches, and their number rises and falls in a cycle of about eleven years. Large sunspot groups can trigger flares that disturb radio signals on Earth.
How SUNSPOT is used
Used in astronomy and in news about space weather.
- Galileo drew a sunspot and noted how it drifted across the disc.
- A huge sunspot group faced Earth this week.
- Sunspot activity affects radio communication.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNSPOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SUNSPOT
The 7 tiles of SUNSPOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SUNSPOT
2 longer words begin with SUNSPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNSPOT
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Common questions about SUNSPOT
- Is SUNSPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNSPOT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNSPOT worth?
- SUNSPOT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNSPOT mean?
- A dark patch that appears for a time on the surface of the sun.
- What letters can be added to SUNSPOT?
- SUNSPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUNSPOT:
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