Is SPELLBINDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPELLBINDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPELLBINDS mean?
Spellbinds is a form of SPELLBIND.
- verb
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
“The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
- verb
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
“She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
- verb
put into a trance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + B (3) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 15 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 SPELLBINDS
SPELLBINDS 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 SPELLBINDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spellbind14
- spindles11
- bipeds11
- bindles10
- blissed10
- dispels10
- spilled10
- spindle10
- splined10
- biped10
- lipless9
- pensils9
- pinless9
- spinels9
- splines9
- bields9
- billed9
- bindle9
- blends9
- blinds9
- dispel9
- lisped9
- pilled9
- pissed9
- sliped9
- sniped9
- spends9
- spiled9
- spined9
- blips9
- plebs9
- lidless8
- libels8
- pensil8
- plisse8
- slipes8
- snipes8
- speils8
- spells8
- spiels8
- spiles8
- spills8
- spinel8
- spines8
- spline8
- bends8
- bides8
- bield8
- binds8
- blend8
- blind8
- pedis8
- pends8
- piled8
- pined8
- plied8
- siped8
- spend8
- spied8
- blip8
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