Unscramble SPAW and you have 16 words, SPAW itself among them: it scores 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. 4 anagrams of SPAW are on the page: PAWS, SWAP, WAPS and WASP, each 9 points. PAW and WAP are the best of the shorter words, at 8 points. The 4 letters split into 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SPAW by length: 5 with 4 letters, 8 with 3 and 3 with 2.
Trade one tile of SPAW for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 4-letter words: starting with SP · ending in W · all 4-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PAWS, SWAP, WAPS and WASP (9 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SPAW is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPAW itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 16) | 15 | 16 | 15 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPAW.
These 12 words take every letter of SPAW plus a single extra one.