What SPLINTS Means
SPLINTS is a form of SPLINT, which means:
- noun: a thin sliver of wood“he lit the fire with a burning splint”
- noun: an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- verb: support with a splint“splint a broken finger”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SPLINTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 L1 I1 N1 T1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 59 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In SPLINTS
75 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.
6 letter words (2)
5 letter words (14)
4 letter words (28)
LINSLINTLIPSLISPLISTLITSNILSNIPSNITSPINSPINTPITSPSISPSSTSILTSINSSIPSSISTSITSSLIPSLITSNIPSNITSPINSPITTILSTINSTIPS
3 letter words (23)
2 letter words (8)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.