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Yes, spare is playable

...and is worth 8 points.

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"Spare" Definition

noun

A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need.
Sports The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball.
Sports The score so made.
A spare tire.
A duplicate (as a key or a machine part) kept in reserve.

adjective

Being in excess of what is needed; extra. See Synonyms at superfluous.
Free for other use; unoccupied: spare time.
Kept in reserve: a spare part; a spare pair of sneakers.
Lean and trim. See Synonyms at lean2.
Not lavish, abundant, or excessive: a spare diet.

verb-intransitive

To be frugal.
To refrain from inflicting harm; be merciful or lenient.

verb-transitive

To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.
To refrain from harming or destroying.
To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.
To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.

idiom

To spare In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare.

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