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SPRUE

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What SPRUE Means

  1. noun: a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SPRUE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 R1 U1 E1.

Anagrams of SPRUE (5)

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

Words Made From The Letters In SPRUE

38 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 (14)

3 letter words (17)

2 letter words (7)

Longer Words Containing SPRUE

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

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