SALTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SALTIE 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 SALTIE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALTIE is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALTIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALTIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SALTIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What does SALTIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralian
An Australian saltwater crocodile, or, in Great Lakes shipping, an ocean-going vessel.
Saltie began as Australian slang shortening the full name of the reptile, used to set it apart from the smaller, gentler freshwater species nicknamed a freshie. Warning signs along tropical rivers and beaches favour the short form over the longer name, since locals treat it as the everyday word for the animal. A second, unrelated use survives among sailors on the inland waterways of North America, who call any seagoing ship that reaches those waters through the Saint Lawrence Seaway by the same short name, setting it apart from a laker built only for calmer, landlocked water. The two meanings share nothing beyond a coincidental resemblance in form.
How SALTIE is used
Informal; the crocodile sense is everyday Australian speech, while the shipping sense is a separate regional term used around the Great Lakes.
- A warning sign told swimmers the river held a large saltie.
- Rangers relocated the saltie away from the popular swimming hole.
- Locals warned tourists never to wade in where a saltie might be.
- A saltie waited motionless at the edge of the mangroves.
- The old saltie eased slowly into port after crossing the seaway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALTIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALTIE
The 6 tiles of SALTIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SALTIE
4 longer words begin with SALTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SALTIE
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Common questions about SALTIE
- Is SALTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALTIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALTIE worth?
- SALTIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALTIE mean?
- An Australian saltwater crocodile, or, in Great Lakes shipping, an ocean-going vessel.
- What letters can be added to SALTIE?
- SALTIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SALTIE:
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