SILD is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SILD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILD?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful SILD is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sildsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SILD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about SILD
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 SILD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, young herring, especially one canned in oil or sauce after light smoking, as prepared in Scandinavian countries.
A sild is caught before it grows to full herring size, and canneries in Norway and nearby countries preserve it whole in tins, often sold as a kind of sardine. Shoppers who ask for sild rather than ordinary herring are usually looking for this smaller, milder canned fish.
How SILD is used
Chiefly used of the canned Scandinavian product; rare outside cookery and shopping contexts.
- The tin of sild sat next to the crackers on the picnic table.
- She spread the sild on rye bread the way her grandmother taught her.
- Norwegian canneries have packed sild for export for more than a century.
- He preferred sild in mustard sauce to the plain oil-packed kind.
- The recipe called for a tin of sild, drained and mashed with butter.
A small, young herring, especially one canned in oil or sauce after light smoking, as prepared in Scandinavian countries.
A sild is caught before it grows to full herring size, and canneries in Norway and nearby countries preserve it whole in tins, often sold as a kind of sardine. Shoppers who ask for sild rather than ordinary herring are usually looking for this smaller, milder canned fish.
How SILD is used
Chiefly used of the canned Scandinavian product; rare outside cookery and shopping contexts.
- The tin of sild sat next to the crackers on the picnic table.
- She spread the sild on rye bread the way her grandmother taught her.
- Norwegian canneries have packed sild for export for more than a century.
- He preferred sild in mustard sauce to the plain oil-packed kind.
- The recipe called for a tin of sild, drained and mashed with butter.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of SILD and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILD
The 4 tiles of SILD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SILD
3 longer words begin with SILD.
Words with SILD inside
4 words contain SILD in the middle. Words that start with SILD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SILD
Common questions about SILD
- Is SILD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILD worth?
- SILD is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILD mean?
- A small, young herring, especially one canned in oil or sauce after light smoking, as prepared in Scandinavian countries.
- What letters can be added to SILD?
- SILD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SILD:
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