SIDELIGHTS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SIDELIGHTS 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.
s1i1d2e1l1i1g2h4t1s1
PlayableSIDELIGHTS · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SIDELIGHTS?
| 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
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful SIDELIGHTS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDELIGHTS
No single letter turns SIDELIGHTS into another word.
How SIDELIGHTS scores
Scrabble s1i1d2e1l1i1g2h4t1s1 15
Words with Friends s1i1d2e1l2i1g3h3t1s1 16
Face value of the 10 tiles in SIDELIGHTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDELIGHTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SIDELIGHTS
- SIDELIGHTS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SIDELIGHTS
sidelight14 delights13 dissight13 slighted13 dishiest12 sleights12 delight12 lighted12 sighted12 shields11 sleighs11 sleight11 slights11 hitless10 stishie10 tehsils10 digests9 disgest9 delists8 distils8 legists8 dights11 sighed11 delish10 deshis10 dishes10 eights10 hilted10 hissed10 histed10 lights10 lithed10 shield10 shited10 sights10 sithed10 sleigh10 slight10 heists9 histie9
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Common questions about SIDELIGHTS
- Is SIDELIGHTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDELIGHTS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDELIGHTS worth?
- SIDELIGHTS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SIDELIGHTS?
- No single letter can be added to SIDELIGHTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SIDELIGHTS:
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