SIDESWIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SIDESWIPE 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.
Which word lists accept SIDESWIPE?
| 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 SIDESWIPE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDESWIPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIDESWIPE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SIDESWIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDESWIPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIDESWIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A glancing blow from the side, or a passing critical remark aimed at someone.
In traffic, a sideswipe is a collision where two vehicles scrape along their sides instead of crashing head-on. In conversation it means a quick dig at someone made while talking about something else.
How SIDESWIPE is used
Sideswipe works as a noun or a verb, in road accidents and in remarks about rivals.
- The truck gave my car a sideswipe on the motorway.
- His speech included a sideswipe at the opposition.
- The article took a sideswipe at lazy managers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIDESWIPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIDESWIPE
4 longer words begin with SIDESWIPE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIDESWIPE
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Common questions about SIDESWIPE
- Is SIDESWIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIDESWIPE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIDESWIPE worth?
- SIDESWIPE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIDESWIPE mean?
- A glancing blow from the side, or a passing critical remark aimed at someone.
- What letters can be added to SIDESWIPE?
- SIDESWIPE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SIDESWIPE:
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