Is SPONDEES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPONDEES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPONDEES mean?
Spondees is a form of SPONDEE.
- noun
a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SPONDEES
SPONDEES 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 SPONDEES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- depones10
- deposes10
- speedos10
- spondee10
- depone9
- depose9
- epodes9
- opened9
- speedo9
- speeds9
- spends9
- spodes9
- eposes8
- peones8
- spense8
- deeps8
- dopes8
- epode8
- pedes8
- pends8
- ponds8
- posed8
- speed8
- spend8
- spode8
- donees7
- sensed7
- sondes7
- neeps7
- opens7
- peens7
- penes7
- peons7
- pesos7
- pones7
- poses7
- posse7
- seeps7
- deep7
- deps7
- dope7
- oped7
- peds7
- peed7
- pend7
- pods7
- pond7
- sped7
- denes6
- dense6
- donee6
- doses6
- needs6
- nodes6
- nosed6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sneds6
- sonde6
- epos6
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