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Is spinous a Scrabble word?

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

S1P3I1N1O1U1S1

Is spinous a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1P3I1N1O1U1S1

Is spinous a Words With Friends word?

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

S1P4I1N2O1U2S1

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7-letter words (2 found)

POUSSIN,SPINOUS,

6-letter words (3 found)

INSPOS,OPSINS,PSIONS,

5-letter words (13 found)

INSPO,NISUS,NOUPS,OPSIN,PIONS,PIOUS,PISOS,PSION,SINUS,SNIPS,SOUPS,SPINS,SUNIS,

4-letter words (32 found)

IONS,ISOS,NIPS,NOUP,NOUS,ONUS,OPUS,OUPS,PINS,PION,PISO,PISS,POIS,PONS,POSS,PSIS,PUNS,PUSS,SINS,SIPS,SNIP,SONS,SOPS,SOUP,SOUS,SPIN,SPUN,SUNI,SUNS,SUPS,UNIS,UPON,

3-letter words (36 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISO,NIP,NIS,NOS,NUS,OIS,ONS,OPS,OUP,OUS,PIN,PIS,PIU,POI,POS,PSI,PUN,PUS,SIN,SIP,SIS,SON,SOP,SOS,SOU,SUI,SUN,SUP,SUS,UNI,UNS,UPO,UPS,

2-letter words (17 found)

IN,IO,IS,NO,NU,OI,ON,OP,OS,OU,PI,PO,SI,SO,UN,UP,US,

You can make 103 words from spinous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spinous

spinous

Etymology

spine +‎ -ous, or borrowed from Latin spinōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spaɪnəs/

Adjective

spinous (comparative more spinous, superlative most spinous)

  1. Having many spines.
  2. Spine-like; spiny.
  3. (obsolete) Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.
  4. (rare) Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
  5. (anatomy) Having a sharp projection.

Derived terms

  • spinous process
  • spinous spider crab

Anagrams

  • poussin

Source: wiktionary.org