SIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIDE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIDE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about SIDE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A position or surface to the left or right of something, or one of two opposing groups in a contest or argument.
Side covers both a physical position, such as the side of a road or the side of a box, and a figurative position in a dispute, where a person takes the side of one party against another. The same word also names one of the two teams in a match and one of the two flat faces of a thin object such as a record or a sheet of paper.
How SIDE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing, used both literally and figuratively.
- He parked the car on the side of the street.
- She always takes her sister's side in an argument.
- The home side scored twice in the first half.
- There is a small crack on this side of the vase.
- They walked along the far side of the river.
A position or surface to the left or right of something, or one of two opposing groups in a contest or argument.
Side covers both a physical position, such as the side of a road or the side of a box, and a figurative position in a dispute, where a person takes the side of one party against another. The same word also names one of the two teams in a match and one of the two flat faces of a thin object such as a record or a sheet of paper.
How SIDE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing, used both literally and figuratively.
- He parked the car on the side of the street.
- She always takes her sister's side in an argument.
- The home side scored twice in the first half.
- There is a small crack on this side of the vase.
- They walked along the far side of the river.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of SIDE and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIDE
The 4 tiles of SIDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SIDE
Showing 24 of 147 words that begin with SIDE.
Words ending in SIDE
Showing 24 of 91 words that end in SIDE. Useful as a back hook: play SIDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIDE inside
Showing 24 of 227 words that contain SIDE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SIDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDE
Common questions about SIDE
- Is SIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDE worth?
- SIDE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDE mean?
- A position or surface to the left or right of something, or one of two opposing groups in a contest or argument.
- What letters can be added to SIDE?
- SIDE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SIDE:
Open SIDE in the Word Finder