What SPUR Means
- noun: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something“the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves”
- noun: any sharply pointed projection
- verb: incite or stimulate“The Academy was formed to spur research”
- verb: give heart or courage to
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SPUR is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 U1 R1.
Anagrams of SPUR (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In SPUR
9 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.
3 letter words (6)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing SPUR
SPUR appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
COCKSPURCOCKSPURSDISPURSEDISPURSEDDISPURSESDISPURSINGDISPURVEYDISPURVEYSHOTSPURHOTSPURSLARKSPURLARKSPURSLONGSPURLONGSPURSSANDSPURSANDSPURSSPURGALLSPURGALLEDSPURGALLSSPURGESPURGESSPURIAESPURIOSITYSPURIOUSSPURIOUSLYSPURLESSSPURLINGSPURLINGSSPURNSPURNESPURNEDSPURNERSPURNERSSPURNESSPURNINGSPURNINGSSPURNSSPURREDSPURRERSPURRERS
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