Is SPONGELIKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPONGELIKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPONGELIKE mean?
- adjective
easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
“spongy bread”
- adjective
like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SPONGELIKE
SPONGELIKE 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 SPONGELIKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- keepings15
- skelping15
- keeping14
- kelping14
- peeking14
- peglike14
- spoking14
- sleeking13
- songlike13
- kelpies13
- pinkoes13
- gepiks13
- gopiks13
- poking13
- noselike12
- keeling12
- seeking12
- skeeing12
- skoling12
- keleps12
- kelpie12
- pekins12
- pekoes12
- pinkos12
- plinks12
- plonks12
- pokies12
- spoken12
- gepik12
- gopik12
- epigones11
- peelings11
- sleeping11
- speeling11
- eikones11
- keelson11
- sonlike11
- gleeks11
- kliegs11
- klongs11
- keeps11
- kelep11
- kelps11
- kepis11
- knops11
- knosp11
- peeks11
- pekes11
- pekin11
- pekoe11
- pikes11
- pinko11
- pinks11
- plink11
- plonk11
- pokes11
- skelp11
- spike11
- spoke11
- eloping10
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