The word spur is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • spur n. A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one’s heel for the purpose of prodding a…
  • spur n. A jab given with the spurs.
  • spur n. (Figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.

29 valid words from 3 definitions

ANYTHING AS DOES FIGURATIVE FIXED FOR GIVEN HEEL HORSE IMPLEMENT INSPIRES IS JAB MOTIVATES OF OFTEN ONE OR PRODDING PURPOSE RIGID ROUGHLY SHAPED SPUR SPURS THAT THE TO WITH

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

PUR UR

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

UP UPS

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

PURS URPS

9 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SCUR SLUR SMUR SOUR SPAR SPUD SPUE SPUG SPUN

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

PUR SUR

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

SPUER

51 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SPURN SPURS SPURT SPURGE SPURNE SPURNS SPURRY SPURTS SPURDOG SPURGES SPURIAE SPURNED SPURNER SPURNES SPURRED SPURRER SPURREY SPURTED SPURTER SPURTLE SPURWAY SPURDOGS SPURGALL SPURIOUS SPURLESS SPURLIKE SPURLING SPURNERS SPURNING SPURRERS SPURREYS SPURRIER SPURRIES SPURRING SPURTERS SPURTING SPURTLES SPURWAYS SPURGALLS SPURLINGS SPURNINGS SPURRIERS SPURRIEST SPURRINGS SPURGALLED SPURIOSITY SPURIOUSLY SPURGALLING SPURIOSITIES SPURIOUSNESS SPURIOUSNESSES

17 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DISPURSE HOTSPURS COCKSPURS DISPURSED DISPURSES DISPURVEY LARKSPURS LONGSPURS SANDSPURS DISPURSING DISPURVEYS DISPURVEYED DISPURVEYING CONSPURCATION DISPURVEYANCE CONSPURCATIONS DISPURVEYANCES

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

HOTSPUR COCKSPUR LARKSPUR LONGSPUR SANDSPUR

26 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A PRAUS SUPRA
+B BURPS
+E PUERS PURES PURSE SPRUE SPUER SUPER
+G SPRUG
+I PURIS SIRUP
+L PURLS SLURP
+M RUMPS
+N SPURN
+O POURS ROUPS
+R PURRS RURPS
+S SPURS
+T SPURT TURPS
+U USURP
+Y PURSY SYRUP

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-P SUR
-R PUS SUP UPS
-S PUR URP

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 153 chance (0.65%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 584 chance (0.17%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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