Yes, span is in the scrabble dictionary
...and is worth 8 points by itself.
span
noun
1. A pair of animals, such as oxen, matched in size, strength, or color and driven as a team.
2. A period of time: a span of life.
3. Nautical A stretch of rope made fast at either end.
4. Something, such as a railroad trestle or bridge, that extends from one point to another.
5. The distance between the tips of the wings of an airplane.
verb
1. Archaic A past tense of spin.
2. To measure by or as if by the hand with fingers and thumb extended.
3. To extend across .
4. To form an arch over .
5. To place or construct a span over.
verb-transitive
1. To bind or fetter.
2. To encircle with the hand or hands in or as if in measuring.
3. To extend across in space or time: a bridge that spans the gorge; a career that spanned 40 years.
4. To measure by or as if by the fully extended hand.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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naps | 6 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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an | 2 |
as | 2 |
na | 2 |
pa | 4 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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asp | 5 |
nap | 5 |
pan | 5 |
pas | 5 |
san | 3 |
sap | 5 |
spa | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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naps | 6 |
pans | 6 |
snap | 6 |
span | 6 |