Is SPORTSMANSHIP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPORTSMANSHIP is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPORTSMANSHIP mean?
- noun
fairness in following the rules of the game
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + S (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) = 22 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 SPORTSMANSHIP
Single letters that turn SPORTSMANSHIP into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SPORTSMANSHIP
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pastorships18
- sapphisms18
- pastorship17
- sapphism17
- aphorisms16
- opsimaths16
- sapphists16
- harmonists15
- transships15
- aphorism15
- morphias15
- morphins15
- opsimath15
- orphisms15
- phantoms15
- sapphist15
- shippons15
- snappish15
- sophisms15
- trampish15
- aphorists14
- harmonist14
- parsonish14
- snapshots14
- starships14
- tranships14
- transship14
- mishaps14
- morphia14
- morphin14
- orphism14
- phantom14
- rompish14
- shipman14
- shippon14
- shnapps14
- shopman14
- shrimps14
- sophism14
- atropisms13
- passports13
- pastromis13
- prosaisms13
- protamins13
- sportsman13
- aphorist13
- harpists13
- manihots13
- rimshots13
- smartish13
- snapshot13
- sonships13
- sophists13
- starship13
- tranship13
- prompts13
- propman13
- happis13
- hippos13
- mishap13
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