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Yes, spur is playable

...and is worth 8 points.

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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Spur" Definition

noun

A bony outgrowth or protuberance.
A climbing iron; a crampon.
A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock.
A lateral ridge projecting from a mountain or mountain range.
A short or stunted branch of a tree.

verb-transitive

To incite or stimulate: "A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment” ( New York Times).
To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.

verb-intransitive

To proceed in haste.
To ride quickly by spurring a horse.

verb

To urge (a horse) on with .
To incite to action or accelerated growth or development .
To put spurs on.
To spur one's horse on.

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