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There are 18 eight-letter words beginning with SPAN

SPANCELS	• spancels n. Plural of spancel. • SPANCEL v. to bind with a rope.
SPANDREL	• spandrel n. (Architecture) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados)… • spandrel n. (Architecture) Horizontal member between the windows of successive storeys of a tall building. • spandrel n. (Architecture) The triangular space under a stair; the material that fills the space.
SPANDRIL	• spandril n. Alternative spelling of spandrel. • SPANDRIL n. a space between two adjoining arches, also SPANDREL.
SPANGHEW	• spanghew v. (Transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause… • spanghew v. ‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’. • SPANGHEW v. (dialect) to fling into the air.
SPANGING	• spanging v. Present participle of spang. • spanging v. Present participle of spange. • SPANG v. to cover with glittering ornaments.
SPANGLED	• spangled v. Simple past tense and past participle of spangle. • spangled adj. Having spangles. • SPANGLE v. to adorn with bits of sparkling metal.
SPANGLER	• spangler n. One who, or that which, spangles. • Spangler prop.n. A surname. • SPANGLER n. one who spangles.
SPANGLES	• spangles n. Plural of spangle. • Spangles prop.n. Plural of Spangle. • SPANGLE v. to adorn with bits of sparkling metal.
SPANGLET	• spanglet n. A small spangle. • SPANGLET n. a sparkling bit of metal.
SPANIELS	• spaniels n. Plural of spaniel. • spaniels v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spaniel. • SPANIEL v. to follow devotedly.
SPANKERS	• spankers n. Plural of spanker. • SPANKER n. the sail on the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship.
SPANKING	• spanking v. Present participle of spank. • spanking adj. Fast and energetic. • spanking adj. (Often nautical) Brisk and fresh.
SPANLESS	• spanless adj. Incapable of being spanned. • SPANLESS adj. having no extent.
SPANNERS	• spanners n. Plural of spanner. • SPANNER n. a tool for undoing nuts.
SPANNING	• spanning v. Present participle of span. • spanning n. The process by which something is spanned. • SPAN v. to extend over or across.
SPANSPEK	• spanspek n. A cantaloupe. • SPANSPEK n. (South African) a sweet tough-skinned melon.
SPANSULE	• Spansule n. (Medicine) A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule. • SPANSULE n. a pill.
SPANWORM	• spanworm n. A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). • SPANWORM n. the larva of any geometrid moth, such as the cankerworm.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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English Wiktionary: 41 words
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Scrabble in Italian: 58 words
Scrabble in German: 17 words
Scrabble in Romanian: 34 words

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