SIDELING is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIDELING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIDELING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIDELING is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDELING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sidelingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDELING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIDELING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDELING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIDELING mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
Sideways, or at a slant, rather than straight ahead.
Sideling is an older cousin of sidelong and sometimes serves as a noun for a slope along a hillside track in regional English. Modern writers seldom choose it over sideways.
How SIDELING is used
Sideling is an uncommon word found in older and regional writing.
- The crab scuttled sideling across the sand.
- He edged sideling along the narrow ledge.
- The path ran sideling up the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIDELING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIDELING
The 8 tiles of SIDELING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIDELING
1 longer words begin with SIDELING.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDELING
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Common questions about SIDELING
- Is SIDELING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDELING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDELING worth?
- SIDELING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDELING mean?
- Sideways, or at a slant, rather than straight ahead.
- What letters can be added to SIDELING?
- SIDELING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIDELING:
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