Is SPANDRELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPANDRELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPANDRELS mean?
Spandrels is a form of SPANDREL.
- noun
an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SPANDRELS
SPANDRELS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SPANDRELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spandrel11
- panders10
- pedlars10
- spaders10
- spreads10
- slanders9
- lapsers9
- napless9
- planers9
- replans9
- drapes9
- lapsed9
- larped9
- padles9
- padres9
- pander9
- parled9
- parsed9
- passed9
- pedals9
- pedlar9
- planed9
- pleads9
- rasped9
- repand9
- spader9
- spades9
- spared9
- spends9
- spread9
- darnels8
- landers8
- rassled8
- relands8
- sanders8
- sendals8
- slander8
- snarled8
- arpens8
- aspens8
- aspers8
- lapser8
- lapses8
- panels8
- parens8
- parles8
- parses8
- passel8
- passer8
- pearls8
- planer8
- planes8
- prases8
- repass8
- replan8
- saleps8
- sepals8
- sneaps8
- spales8
- spares8
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