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Is spanner a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spanner is a Scrabble US word. The word spanner is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1P3A1N1N1E1R1

Is spanner a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spanner is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1P3A1N1N1E1R1

Is spanner a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word spanner is a Words With Friends word. The word spanner is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1P4A1N2N2E1R1

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7-letter words (2 found)

PANNERS,SPANNER,

6-letter words (4 found)

ARPENS,PANNER,PANNES,PARENS,

5-letter words (33 found)

APERS,APRES,ARPEN,ASPEN,ASPER,EARNS,NAPES,NARES,NEAPS,NEARS,PANES,PANNE,PAREN,PARES,PARSE,PEANS,PEARS,PENNA,PERNS,PRASE,PRESA,RAPES,REANS,REAPS,SANER,SENNA,SNARE,SNEAP,SPAER,SPANE,SPARE,SPEAN,SPEAR,

4-letter words (49 found)

ANES,ANNS,APER,APES,APSE,ARES,ARSE,EANS,EARN,EARS,ERAS,ERNS,NAES,NANE,NANS,NAPE,NAPS,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEPS,PANE,PANS,PARE,PARS,PASE,PEAN,PEAR,PEAS,PENS,PERN,RAPE,RAPS,RASE,RASP,REAN,REAP,RENS,REPS,SANE,SEAN,SEAR,SENA,SERA,SNAP,SNAR,SPAE,SPAN,SPAR,

3-letter words (41 found)

ANE,ANN,ANS,APE,ARE,ARS,ASP,EAN,EAR,EAS,ENS,ERA,ERN,ERS,NAE,NAN,NAP,NAS,NEP,PAN,PAR,PAS,PEA,PEN,PER,PES,PRE,RAN,RAP,RAS,REN,REP,RES,SAE,SAN,SAP,SAR,SEA,SEN,SER,SPA,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AN,AR,AS,EA,EN,ER,ES,NA,NE,PA,PE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 143 words from spanner according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spanner

spanner

Etymology

span +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: spăn'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/
  • (US) enPR: spăn'ər, IPA(key): /ˈspæn.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ)

Noun

spanner (plural spanners)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
  2. (rare) One who, or that which, spans.
  3. (weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
  4. (obsolete) A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
  5. (UK) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
    Halfway through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he expected. This really threw a spanner in the works.
  6. (British, Ireland, mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
    You spanner, Rodney! I wanted some time, not a bunch of thyme!

Synonyms

  • (hand tool for nuts and bolts): wrench (US)

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Verb

spanner (third-person singular simple present spanners, present participle spannering, simple past and past participle spannered)

  1. To use a spanner; to fix with a spanner

Anagrams

  • Pensarn, panners

Source: wiktionary.org