SAILOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SAILOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAILOR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAILOR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAILOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sailorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAILOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAILOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What does SAILOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who works as a member of a ship's crew, or who sails as a sport or hobby.
A sailor is anyone whose work or pastime involves handling a ship or boat, from a naval rating standing watch to a weekend enthusiast racing a small dinghy. The word narrows in official use to mean specifically a member of a navy below officer rank, while in everyday speech it covers merchant crew and recreational sailors just as readily. English also borrowed the word for sailor hat, a stiff straw hat with a flat crown that copied the headgear once issued to naval crews. Idioms built on the word, such as calling someone a bad sailor, describe a tendency to get seasick rather than any lack of skill.
How SAILOR is used
Very common, covering professional, naval, and recreational senses without any special register.
- The sailor climbed the rigging to check the sails.
- He became seasick within an hour, admitting he was a poor sailor.
- Her grandfather was a sailor in the merchant navy for decades.
- Weekend sailors filled the harbour on Saturday morning.
- The child wore a small sailor hat to match the costume.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAILOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAILOR
8 longer words begin with SAILOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SAILOR
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Common questions about SAILOR
- Is SAILOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAILOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAILOR worth?
- SAILOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAILOR mean?
- A person who works as a member of a ship's crew, or who sails as a sport or hobby.
- What letters can be added to SAILOR?
- SAILOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAILOR:
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