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...and is worth 10 points by itself.
spiral
adjective
1. Circling around a center at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance.
2. Coiling around an axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
3. Of or resembling a spiral.
4. Printing Relating to or having a spiral binding: a spiral notebook.
5. Winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it.
noun
1. A continuously accelerating increase or decrease: the wage-price spiral.
2. A curve on a plane that winds around a fixed center point at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance from the point.
3. A three-dimensional curve that turns around an axis at a constant or continuously varying distance while moving parallel to the axis; a helix.
4. Printing A spiral binding.
5. Something having the form of such a curve: a spiral of black smoke.
verb
1. To go and especially to rise or fall in a spiral course.
2. To form into a spiral.
3. To cause to spiral.
4. Move in a spiral course:.
5. Show a continuous and dramatic increase:.
verb-intransitive
1. To rise or fall with steady acceleration.
2. To take a spiral form or course.
verb-transitive
1. To cause to take a spiral form or course.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
|---|---|---|
| spiral | 8 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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| al | 2 |
| pa | 4 |
| pi | 4 |
| ai | 2 |
| li | 2 |
| la | 2 |
| is | 2 |
| si | 2 |
| ar | 2 |
| as | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
|---|---|
| spa | 5 |
| pia | 5 |
| pal | 5 |
| par | 5 |
| pas | 5 |
| pis | 5 |
| psi | 5 |
| sri | 3 |
| sap | 5 |
| sir | 3 |
| rai | 3 |
| rap | 5 |
| ras | 3 |
| ria | 3 |
| rip | 5 |
| sip | 5 |
| sal | 3 |
| ars | 3 |
| asp | 5 |
| als | 3 |
| alp | 5 |
| ail | 3 |
| air | 3 |
| ais | 3 |
| lap | 5 |
| lar | 3 |
| las | 3 |
| lip | 5 |
| lis | 3 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
|---|---|
| salp | 6 |
| pals | 6 |
| sail | 4 |
| lars | 4 |
| aril | 4 |
| alps | 6 |
| airs | 4 |
| ails | 4 |
| rail | 4 |
| rais | 4 |
| raps | 6 |
| rasp | 6 |
| rial | 4 |
| rias | 4 |
| rips | 6 |
| sial | 4 |
| liar | 4 |
| lias | 4 |
| lipa | 6 |
| lips | 6 |
| lira | 4 |
| lisp | 6 |
| spar | 6 |
| slip | 6 |
| slap | 6 |
| pias | 6 |
| sari | 4 |
| lari | 4 |
| laps | 6 |
| lair | 4 |
| pail | 6 |
| pair | 6 |
| pali | 6 |
| pars | 6 |
| pial | 6 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
|---|---|
| spail | 7 |
| paris | 7 |
| rials | 5 |
| rails | 5 |
| arils | 5 |
| pilar | 7 |
| palis | 7 |
| pairs | 7 |
| pails | 7 |
| liras | 5 |
| lipas | 7 |
| liars | 5 |
| laris | 5 |
| lapis | 7 |
| lairs | 5 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
|---|---|
| spiral | 8 |