Is SPELLBINDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPELLBINDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPELLBINDING mean?
- adjective
attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
“read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 SPELLBINDING
SPELLBINDING 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 SPELLBINDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dispelling14
- spellbind14
- blendings13
- blindings13
- spindling13
- bielding12
- bindings12
- blending12
- blinding12
- pindling12
- spending12
- bellings11
- billings11
- inbeings11
- libeling11
- speiling11
- spelling11
- spieling11
- spilling11
- splining11
- bending11
- binding11
- blinged11
- gipsied11
- pending11
- pidgins11
- bipeds11
- indigens10
- lendings10
- sideling10
- belling10
- billing10
- bindles10
- inbeing10
- lipides10
- lisping10
- peining10
- peising10
- pieings10
- pilings10
- pilling10
- sibling10
- sliping10
- sniping10
- spiling10
- spilled10
- spindle10
- splined10
- biding10
- bilged10
- binged10
- pidgin10
- pinged10
- biped10
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- snelling9
- billies9
- dingies9
- dingles9
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