Is SPENDTHRIFT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPENDTHRIFT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPENDTHRIFT mean?
- noun
someone who spends money prodigally
- adjective
recklessly wasteful
“prodigal in their expenditures”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) = 20 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 SPENDTHRIFT
Single letters that turn SPENDTHRIFT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SPENDTHRIFT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- redshift15
- redfish14
- shifted14
- driftnets13
- fishnet13
- shifter13
- thrifts13
- fished13
- driftnet12
- thirsted12
- hipster12
- pettish12
- presift12
- depths12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- friths12
- pished12
- pithed12
- sherif12
- shrift12
- thefts12
- thrift12
- sprinted11
- dithers11
- finders11
- friends11
- fritted11
- hinders11
- nerdish11
- redfins11
- refinds11
- shirted11
- shitted11
- shrined11
- perish11
- pisher11
- reship11
- thrips11
- depth11
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- hefts11
- shift11
- theft11
- thief11
- dipnets10
- fitters10
- hinters10
- hitters10
- pinders10
- printed10
- shitter10
- snifter10
- spirted10
- spitted10
- stipend10
- striped10
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