What does SPONTANEOUS mean?

Pronunciation
/spɑnˈteɪniəs/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. happening or arising without apparent external cause“spontaneous laughter”
  2. said or done without having been planned or written in advance“he made a few ad-lib remarks”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of SPONTANEOUS

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside SPONTANEOUS

516 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is SPONTANEOUS a valid word in word games?

SPONTANEOUS is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is SPONTANEOUS worth?

SPONTANEOUS is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from SPONTANEOUS?

516 other words, including TO, ON, AS and AT.