SALCHOW is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SALCHOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALCHOW?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALCHOW is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALCHOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salchowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALCHOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SALCHOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does SALCHOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A figure skating jump that takes off from the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of the other.
The salchow is named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow, who first performed it. Skaters may turn once, twice or even four times in the air. Judges score the jump by height, rotation and landing.
How SALCHOW is used
Salchow is used in figure skating commentary, often as double salchow or triple salchow.
- She landed a clean triple salchow in the free skate.
- The salchow is one of the six main jumps.
- He fell on the salchow but recovered for the next element.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALCHOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALCHOW
1 longer words begin with SALCHOW.
Shorter words from the letters in SALCHOW
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Common questions about SALCHOW
- Is SALCHOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALCHOW, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALCHOW worth?
- SALCHOW is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALCHOW mean?
- A figure skating jump that takes off from the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of the other.
- What letters can be added to SALCHOW?
- SALCHOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SALCHOW:
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