Is SPIRITUOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPIRITUOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPIRITUOUS mean?
- adjective
containing or of the nature of alcohol
“spiritous beverages”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SPIRITUOUS
SPIRITUOUS 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 SPIRITUOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- spiritous11
- pursuits10
- spiritus10
- spurious10
- pissoir9
- pistous9
- purists9
- pursuit9
- riposts9
- spirits9
- sprouts9
- stupors9
- upstirs9
- pistou8
- posits8
- prosit8
- ptosis8
- purist8
- ripost8
- sirups8
- situps8
- spirit8
- spirts8
- sports8
- spouts8
- sprits8
- sprout8
- spurts8
- stirps8
- stoups8
- strips8
- strops8
- stupor8
- tossup8
- tripos8
- upstir8
- uptoss8
- usurps8
- suitors7
- tsouris7
- pious7
- pisos7
- ports7
- posit7
- posts7
- pours7
- pouts7
- priss7
- pross7
- prost7
- puris7
- roups7
- sirup7
- situp7
- soups7
- spirt7
- spits7
- sport7
- spots7
- spout7
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