SLEIGH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SLEIGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLEIGH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLEIGH is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLEIGH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLEIGH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SLEIGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SLEIGH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vehicle on runners, usually pulled by horses or reindeer, used for travelling over snow and ice.
A sleigh glides on long metal or wooden runners instead of wheels, so it moves easily over frozen ground. Before roads were cleared in winter it was a normal way to carry people and goods. Today it is best known from Christmas stories in which Santa Claus drives one pulled by reindeer. The word came into English from Dutch.
How SLEIGH is used
Also a verb meaning to travel by sleigh; chiefly American and Canadian winter usage alongside British sledge.
- The sleigh slid silently across the frozen lake.
- Bells jingled on the horse as the sleigh went by.
- They bundled into the sleigh under thick wool blankets.
- A painted sleigh stood in the museum hall.
- The children hoped to hear a sleigh on the roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLEIGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLEIGH
8 longer words begin with SLEIGH.
Shorter words from the letters in SLEIGH
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Common questions about SLEIGH
- Is SLEIGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLEIGH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLEIGH worth?
- SLEIGH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLEIGH mean?
- A vehicle on runners, usually pulled by horses or reindeer, used for travelling over snow and ice.
- What letters can be added to SLEIGH?
- SLEIGH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SLEIGH:
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