Words Containing SP

Q: How many words contain "SP"?

3,824 valid English words contain the sequence SP.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing SP?

PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at 46 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing SP?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES — 25 letters.

There are 3,824 English words that contain the sequence SP. Range: AECIOSPORE to ZYGOSPORES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at 46 points; the longest is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES at 25 letters.

By length — 3,824 words containing SP

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12-letter(339)
13-letter(241)
14-letter(174)
15-letter(94)

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Showing the first 600 of 3,824 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
2	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
3	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
4	phosphatidylethanolamine	43	46
5	microspectrophotometric	40	46
6	microspectrophotometry	40	44
7	microspectrophotometries	39	44
8	phosphofructokinases	39	42
9	phosphatidylcholines	39	41
10	photophosphorylations	39	40

What these words mean

phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamine: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometric: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometry: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometries: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphofructokinases: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylcholines: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
photophosphorylations: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "SP"?

3,824 valid English words contain SP.

Best Scrabble word containing SP?

PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at 46 pts.

Longest word containing SP?

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters).