SIDEROAD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIDEROAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIDEROAD?
| 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 SIDEROAD is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDEROAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sideroadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDEROAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIDEROAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDEROAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIDEROAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A minor road that branches off a main road, or in parts of Canada a rural road crossing the concession roads.
Rural Ontario uses sideroad for the numbered lanes that cut across farm country at right angles. Elsewhere the word simply means a quiet by-road away from the highway.
How SIDEROAD is used
Sideroad is common in Canadian rural place names and directions.
- Turn left at the next sideroad and follow the creek.
- The farm sits on a gravel sideroad.
- Traffic crept along the sideroad while the highway was closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIDEROAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIDEROAD
The 8 tiles of SIDEROAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIDEROAD
1 longer words begin with SIDEROAD.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDEROAD
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Common questions about SIDEROAD
- Is SIDEROAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDEROAD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDEROAD worth?
- SIDEROAD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDEROAD mean?
- A minor road that branches off a main road, or in parts of Canada a rural road crossing the concession roads.
- What letters can be added to SIDEROAD?
- SIDEROAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIDEROAD:
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