Is SPINALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPINALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPINALS mean?
Spinals is a form of SPINAL.
- noun
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
- adjective
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
“spinal cord”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 SPINALS
SPINALS 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 SPINALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lapins8
- plains8
- spails8
- spinal8
- apsis7
- aspis7
- lapin7
- lapis7
- lipas7
- lisps7
- nipas7
- pails7
- pains7
- palis7
- pians7
- pinas7
- plain7
- plans7
- salps7
- slaps7
- slips7
- snaps7
- snips7
- spail7
- spans7
- spins7
- snails6
- alps6
- asps6
- laps6
- lipa6
- lips6
- lisp6
- naps6
- nipa6
- nips6
- pail6
- pain6
- pali6
- pals6
- pans6
- pass6
- pial6
- pian6
- pias6
- pina6
- pins6
- piss6
- plan6
- psis6
- salp6
- saps6
- sips6
- slap6
- slip6
- snap6
- snip6
- span6
- spas6
- spin6
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