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SPRAWLS

7 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SPRAWLS Means

SPRAWLS is a form of SPRAWL, which means:

  1. noun: an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
  2. noun: an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
  3. verb: sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
  4. verb: go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way“Branches straggling out quite far”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPRAWLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 R1 A1 W4 L1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In SPRAWLS

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 (12)

4 letter words (31)

3 letter words (24)

2 letter words (6)

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