Is SPIRALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPIRALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPIRALS mean?
Spirals is a form of SPIRAL.
- noun
a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center
- verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
“the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
- noun
a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
- noun
a continuously accelerating change in the economy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (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 SPIRALS
SPIRALS 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 SPIRALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spails8
- spiral8
- apsis7
- aspis7
- lapis7
- larps7
- lipas7
- lisps7
- pails7
- pairs7
- palis7
- paris7
- pilar7
- priss7
- rasps7
- salps7
- slaps7
- slips7
- spail7
- spars7
- alps6
- asps6
- laps6
- larp6
- lipa6
- lips6
- lisp6
- pail6
- pair6
- pali6
- pals6
- pars6
- pass6
- pial6
- pias6
- piss6
- psis6
- raps6
- rasp6
- rips6
- salp6
- saps6
- sips6
- slap6
- slip6
- spar6
- spas6
- arils5
- arsis5
- lairs5
- laris5
- lassi5
- liars5
- liras5
- rails5
- rials5
- sails5
- saris5
- sials5
- sisal5
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