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SPELL

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SPELL Means

  1. verb: orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of“How do you spell this word?”
  2. verb: indicate or signify“I'm afraid this spells trouble!”
  3. noun: a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
  4. noun: a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)“it's my go”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPELL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 E1 L1 L1.

Anagrams of SPELL (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SPELL

15 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (5)

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (3)

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