LANDSLIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LANDSLIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANDSLIDE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANDSLIDE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANDSLIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
landslidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANDSLIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LANDSLIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANDSLIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANDSLIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden downward slide of a mass of earth and rock from a slope, or an overwhelming win in an election.
In geography the landslide is a natural hazard that can bury roads and homes after heavy rain. In politics the same word is a figure of speech for a victory so large that the losers are left far behind.
How LANDSLIDE is used
Landslide is used literally for slopes and figuratively for election results.
- A landslide closed the mountain road overnight.
- Heavy rain raised the risk of a landslide above the village.
- The party won by a landslide in the national vote.
- Her landslide victory surprised the pollsters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANDSLIDE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANDSLIDE
1 longer words begin with LANDSLIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in LANDSLIDE
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Common questions about LANDSLIDE
- Is LANDSLIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANDSLIDE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANDSLIDE worth?
- LANDSLIDE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANDSLIDE mean?
- A sudden downward slide of a mass of earth and rock from a slope, or an overwhelming win in an election.
- What letters can be added to LANDSLIDE?
- LANDSLIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LANDSLIDE:
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