in spades

ADVERB
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

in spades is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1S1P3A1D2E1S1
1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does in spades mean?

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

Without question and beyond doubt.

“she told him off in spades”