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splint

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Is splint a Scrabble word?

Yes, splint is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of splint?

Definition

noun (English)

1. A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.West-Midlands

2. (dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

3. (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.Examples: "[...] I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed."

4. (military, historical) A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.Examples: "The fore-part of his thighs, where the folds of his mantle permitted them to be seen, were also covered with linked mail; the knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin plates of steel, ingeniously jointed upon each other; and mail hose, reaching from the ancle to the knee, effectually protected the legs, and completed the rider's defensive armour."historical

5. (mining) Synonym of splent coal.Synonyms: splent coal

6. (zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.transitive

2. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.obsoleteraretransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "splint"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "splint"?

Scrabble
8 points
S1
P3
L1
I1
N1
T1
Words With Friends
11 points
S1
P4
L2
I1
N2
T1

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