Is SPIRANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPIRANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPIRANTS mean?
Spirants is a form of SPIRANT.
- noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 SPIRANTS
Single letters that turn SPIRANTS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SPIRANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pissant9
- ptisans9
- rapists9
- spirant9
- sprains9
- sprints9
- paints8
- pastis8
- patins8
- pintas8
- prints8
- ptisan8
- rapist8
- spaits8
- spirts8
- sprain8
- sprats8
- sprint8
- sprits8
- stirps8
- straps8
- strips8
- tapirs8
- instars7
- santirs7
- strains7
- apsis7
- aspis7
- atrip7
- inapt7
- nipas7
- pains7
- paint7
- pairs7
- pants7
- paris7
- parts7
- pasts7
- patin7
- pians7
- pinas7
- pinta7
- pints7
- pirns7
- pitas7
- prats7
- print7
- priss7
- rasps7
- snaps7
- snips7
- spait7
- spans7
- spars7
- spats7
- spins7
- spirt7
- spits7
- sprat7
- sprit7
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