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Is spinster a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word spinster is a Scrabble US word. The word spinster is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is spinster a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word spinster is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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

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8-letter words (1 found)

SPINSTER,

7-letter words (20 found)

ESPRITS,ESTRINS,INSERTS,INSTEPS,NIPTERS,PERSIST,PRIESTS,PTERINS,SINTERS,SITREPS,SNIPERS,SPINETS,SPRENTS,SPRIEST,SPRINTS,SPRITES,STIRPES,STRINES,STRIPES,TRIPSES,

6-letter words (62 found)

ESPRIT,ESTRIN,INERTS,INSERT,INSETS,INSTEP,INTERS,NEPITS,NIPTER,NITERS,NITRES,PIERST,PIERTS,PISSER,PISTES,PRENTS,PRESTS,PRIEST,PRINTS,PRISES,PTERIN,REISTS,REPINS,RESINS,RESIST,RESITS,RINSES,RIPENS,RIPEST,SERINS,SIENTS,SINTER,SIRENS,SISTER,SITREP,SNIPER,SNIPES,SNIRTS,SPEIRS,SPERST,SPIERS,SPINES,SPINET,SPIRES,SPIRTS,SPITES,SPRENT,SPRINT,SPRITE,SPRITS,STEINS,STERNS,STIPES,STIRES,STIRPS,STREPS,STRINE,STRIPE,STRIPS,TRIENS,TRINES,TRIPES,

5-letter words (104 found)

EPRIS,INEPT,INERT,INSET,INTER,NEIST,NEPIT,NERTS,NESTS,NISSE,NITER,NITES,NITRE,PEINS,PENIS,PENTS,PERIS,PERNS,PERST,PERTS,PESTS,PETRI,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PINES,PINTS,PIRNS,PISES,PISTE,PRENT,PRESS,PREST,PRIES,PRINT,PRISE,PRISS,REINS,REIST,RENTS,REPIN,RESIN,RESIT,RESTS,RINES,RINSE,RIPEN,RIPES,RISEN,RISES,RISPS,RITES,SEIRS,SENSI,SENTI,SENTS,SEPTS,SERIN,SIENS,SIENT,SINES,SIPES,SIREN,SIRES,SITES,SNIES,SNIPE,SNIPS,SNIRT,SNITS,SPEIR,SPENT,SPETS,SPIER,SPIES,SPINE,SPINS,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPITS,SPRIT,STEIN,STENS,STEPS,STERN,STIES,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STIRS,STREP,STRIP,TEINS,TERNS,TIERS,TINES,TIRES,TRESS,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,TRIPE,TRIPS,

4-letter words (94 found)

ENTS,ERNS,ERST,ESTS,IRES,NEPS,NESS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NIPS,NITE,NITS,PEIN,PENI,PENS,PENT,PERI,PERN,PERT,PEST,PETS,PIER,PIES,PIET,PINE,PINS,PINT,PIRN,PIRS,PISE,PISS,PITS,PSIS,PSST,REIN,REIS,RENS,RENT,REPS,REST,RETS,RINE,RINS,RIPE,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,SEIR,SEIS,SENS,SENT,SEPS,SEPT,SERS,SETS,SIEN,SIES,SINE,SINS,SIPE,SIPS,SIRE,SIRS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SNIP,SNIT,SPET,SPIE,SPIN,SPIT,SRIS,STEN,STEP,STIE,STIR,TEIN,TENS,TERN,TIER,TIES,TINE,TINS,TIPS,TIRE,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,TRIP,

3-letter words (50 found)

ENS,ERN,ERS,ESS,EST,INS,IRE,ITS,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIS,NIT,PEN,PER,PES,PET,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIS,PIT,PRE,PSI,PST,REI,REN,REP,RES,RET,RIN,RIP,RIT,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIN,SIP,SIR,SIS,SIT,SRI,TEN,TES,TIE,TIN,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (15 found)

EN,ER,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,NE,PE,PI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 347 words from spinster according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of spinster

spinster

Etymology

From Middle English spynnestere (“woman who spins fibre”), from c. 1350; equivalent to spin +‎ -ster. The semantic development is from a historical notion of unmarried women spinning thread for a living.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈspɪnstə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspɪnstɚ/

Noun

spinster (plural spinsters)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
    Synonym: old maid
  2. One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spinmeister.
  3. (obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
  4. (obsolete) A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
  5. (rare, dialectal) A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread.

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See also

  • bachelor
  • bachelorette
  • widow
  • divorcee
  • thornback

Further reading

  • spinster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Prentiss, prestins

Dutch

Etymology

From spinnen (“to spin”) +‎ -ster.

Pronunciation

Noun

spinster f (plural spinsters, diminutive spinstertje n)

  1. a female spinner

Source: wiktionary.org