Is SPHALERITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPHALERITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPHALERITES mean?
Sphalerites is a form of SPHALERITE.
- noun
an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SPHALERITES
SPHALERITES 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 SPHALERITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shapeliest15
- sleepshirt15
- sphalerite15
- therapises15
- apheresis14
- earlships14
- pharisees14
- plashiest14
- pleathers14
- shapelier14
- slipsheet14
- spheriest14
- splashier14
- therapies14
- therapise14
- earlship13
- haplites13
- harelips13
- harpists13
- heeltaps13
- hipsters13
- parishes13
- pathless13
- perishes13
- pharisee13
- pheresis13
- philters13
- philtres13
- pithless13
- plashers13
- plashier13
- pleather13
- preheats13
- reshapes13
- sharpest13
- sharpies13
- splasher13
- starship13
- steepish13
- telphers13
- triphase13
- psalteries12
- heartless12
- apheses12
- aphesis12
- hapless12
- haplite12
- harelip12
- harpies12
- harpist12
- heapers12
- heeltap12
- helpers12
- hipless12
- hipster12
- hirples12
- phasers12
- philter12
- philtra12
- philtre12
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