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Yes. The word spandrel is a Scrabble US word. The word spandrel is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word spandrel is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

SPANDREL,

7-letter words (10 found)

DARNELS,ENLARDS,LANDERS,PANDERS,PEDLARS,PLANERS,RELANDS,REPLANS,SLANDER,SNARLED,

6-letter words (49 found)

ALDERN,ALDERS,ARPENS,DARNEL,DEARNS,DENARS,DRAPES,ELANDS,ENLARD,LADENS,LADERS,LANDER,LANDES,LAPSED,LAPSER,LARNED,LEARNS,LEPRAS,NALEDS,NERALS,PADLES,PADRES,PANDER,PANELS,PARENS,PARLED,PARLES,PARSED,PEARLS,PEDALS,PEDLAR,PLANED,PLANER,PLANES,PLEADS,RANSEL,RASPED,REDANS,RELAND,REPAND,REPLAN,SANDER,SARDEL,SENDAL,SNARED,SPADER,SPANED,SPARED,SPREAD,

5-letter words (130 found)

ALDER,APERS,APRES,ARLED,ARLES,ARPEN,ARSED,ASPEN,ASPER,DALES,DARES,DARNS,DEALS,DEANS,DEARN,DEARS,DENAR,DERNS,DRAPE,DRAPS,EARDS,EARLS,EARNS,ELAND,ELANS,LADEN,LADER,LADES,LAERS,LANDE,LANDS,LANES,LAPSE,LARDS,LARES,LARNS,LASED,LASER,LEADS,LEANS,LEAPS,LEARN,LEARS,LENDS,LEPRA,LERPS,NALED,NAPED,NAPES,NARDS,NARES,NEALS,NEAPS,NEARS,NERAL,NERDS,PADLE,PADRE,PALED,PALER,PALES,PANDS,PANED,PANEL,PANES,PARDS,PARED,PAREN,PARES,PARLE,PARSE,PEALS,PEANS,PEARL,PEARS,PEDAL,PELAS,PENAL,PENDS,PERNS,PLANE,PLANS,PLEAD,PLEAS,PLENA,PRADS,PRASE,PRESA,RALES,RANDS,RAPED,RAPES,RASED,READS,REALS,REANS,REAPS,REDAN,RENAL,RENDS,REPLA,SALEP,SANED,SANER,SARED,SEDAN,SEPAD,SEPAL,SERAL,SLADE,SLANE,SNARE,SNARL,SNEAD,SNEAP,SPADE,SPAED,SPAER,SPALD,SPALE,SPANE,SPARD,SPARE,SPEAL,SPEAN,SPEAR,SPELD,SPEND,SPRAD,SPRED,

4-letter words (133 found)

ALES,ALPS,ANDS,ANES,APED,APER,APES,APSE,ARDS,ARED,ARES,ARLE,ARSE,DAES,DALE,DALS,DANS,DAPS,DARE,DARN,DEAL,DEAN,DEAR,DELS,DENS,DEPS,DERN,DRAP,EANS,EARD,EARL,EARN,EARS,ELAN,ELDS,ENDS,ERAS,ERNS,LADE,LADS,LAER,LAND,LANE,LAPS,LARD,LARE,LARN,LARS,LASE,LEAD,LEAN,LEAP,LEAR,LEAS,LEND,LENS,LEPS,LERP,NADS,NAES,NAPE,NAPS,NARD,NARE,NEAL,NEAP,NEAR,NEDS,NEPS,NERD,PADS,PALE,PALS,PAND,PANE,PANS,PARD,PARE,PARS,PASE,PEAL,PEAN,PEAR,PEAS,PEDS,PELA,PELS,PEND,PENS,PERN,PLAN,PLEA,PLED,PRAD,RADE,RADS,RALE,RAND,RAPE,RAPS,RASE,RASP,READ,REAL,REAN,REAP,REDS,REND,RENS,REPS,SADE,SALE,SALP,SAND,SANE,SARD,SEAL,SEAN,SEAR,SELD,SENA,SEND,SERA,SLAE,SLAP,SLED,SNAP,SNAR,SNED,SPAE,SPAN,SPAR,SPED,

3-letter words (76 found)

ADS,ALE,ALP,ALS,AND,ANE,ANS,APE,ARD,ARE,ARS,ASP,DAE,DAL,DAN,DAP,DAS,DEL,DEN,DEP,EAN,EAR,EAS,EDS,ELD,ELS,END,ENS,ERA,ERN,ERS,LAD,LAP,LAR,LAS,LEA,LED,LEP,LES,NAE,NAP,NAS,NED,NEP,PAD,PAL,PAN,PAR,PAS,PEA,PED,PEL,PEN,PER,PES,PRE,RAD,RAN,RAP,RAS,RED,REN,REP,RES,SAD,SAE,SAL,SAN,SAP,SAR,SEA,SED,SEL,SEN,SER,SPA,

2-letter words (20 found)

AD,AE,AL,AN,AR,AS,DA,DE,EA,ED,EL,EN,ER,ES,LA,NA,NE,PA,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 420 words from spandrel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spandrel

spandrel

Alternative forms

  • spandril

Etymology

From a diminutive in -el of Anglo-Norman spaundre, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French espandre (“to expand, extend, spread”). More at spawn, expand.
In the field of biology first used by Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin.

Noun

spandrel (plural spandrels)

  1. (architecture) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.
    Coordinate term: pendentive
  2. (architecture) Horizontal member between the windows of successive storeys of a tall building.
    • 2002, Kerstin Lang, Seismic Vulnerability of Existing Buildings, vdf Hochschulverlag AG, page 25,
      Due to the fact that the walls are joined by floors and spandrels, a coupling effect is produced. Depending on the extent of the spandrels, this coupling effect will be bigger or smaller.
  3. (architecture) The triangular space under a stair; the material that fills the space.
  4. An oriental rug having a pattern of arches; the design in the corners of such a rug, especially in a prayer rug.
  5. (evolutionary theory) A phenotypic characteristic that evolved as a side effect of an adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure.

Derived terms

  • spandrelled

Translations

See also

  • exaptation

References

Further reading

  • spandrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • spandrel (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org