SALP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SALP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SALP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about SALP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SALP mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, barrel-shaped, transparent sea creature that drifts in the ocean and moves by pumping water through its body.
A salp is a soft-bodied marine animal related to tunicates rather than to jellyfish, and it often links with others of its kind to form long floating chains. Because it is nearly transparent and drifts with the current, a salp is easy to overlook even where it is common.
How SALP is used
Technical zoological term; used in marine biology rather than everyday speech.
- Divers reported a single salp drifting near the surface.
- A salp pumps water to move and to feed at once.
- The tank held a salp collected during the night survey.
- Scientists study the salp because it reproduces so quickly.
- A dead salp washed up looks like a small clear tube.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALP
The 4 tiles of SALP in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SALP
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with SALP.
Words with SALP inside
4 words contain SALP in the middle. Words that start with SALP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SALP
Common questions about SALP
- Is SALP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALP worth?
- SALP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALP mean?
- A small, barrel-shaped, transparent sea creature that drifts in the ocean and moves by pumping water through its body.
- What letters can be added to SALP?
- SALP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SALP:
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