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Yes, spoil is playable

...and is worth 9 points.

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"Spoil" Definition

noun

An object of plunder; prey.
Archaic The act of plundering; spoliation.
Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.
Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
Refuse material removed from an excavation.

verb-transitive

Archaic To plunder; despoil.
Archaic To take by force.
To damage irreparably; ruin.
To do harm to the character, nature, or attitude of by oversolicitude, overindulgence, or excessive praise. See Synonyms at pamper.
To impair the completeness, perfection, or unity of; flaw grievously: spoiled the party.

phrasal-verb

Spoil for To be eager for: spoiling for a fight.

verb-intransitive

To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food. See Synonyms at decay.
To pillage.

verb

To seize by force.
To damage seriously .
To impair the quality or effect of .
To impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise.
To pamper excessively .

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