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SPITS

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SPITS Means

SPITS is a form of SPIT, which means:

  1. noun: a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
  2. noun: a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
  3. verb: expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth“The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”
  4. verb: utter with anger or contempt

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPITS 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 I1 T1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SPITS

24 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 (8)

3 letter words (10)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing SPITS

SPITS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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