SALTY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SALTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALTY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALTY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALTY
No single letter turns SALTY into another word.
How SALTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SALTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does SALTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt; also, in informal American usage, irritable, bitter, or easily offended.
The literal sense of salty covers anything from ocean spray to a bag of salty crackers, and cooks reach for it whenever a dish needs less or more seasoning. American slang later stretched the word to describe a person's mood, so someone who stays salty after losing a game is sulking or holding a grudge rather than tasting of anything. The two senses, one about flavor and one about temper, are now both common enough that context usually makes the meaning clear.
How SALTY is used
The taste sense is standard and universal; the mood sense meaning irritable or resentful is informal, chiefly American slang.
- The soup was too salty after he added the broth twice.
- Sea air left a salty taste on her lips.
- He got salty when his teammate scored the winning goal.
- The chips were salty enough that she needed a drink.
- Don't stay salty about losing; it was only a friendly match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SALTY
The 5 tiles of SALTY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SALTY
Common questions about SALTY
- Is SALTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALTY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALTY worth?
- SALTY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALTY mean?
- Tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt; also, in informal American usage, irritable, bitter, or easily offended.
- What letters can be added to SALTY?
- No single letter can be added to SALTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SALTY:
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