SILE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. SILE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SILE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about SILE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SILE mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialect
To rain heavily, or to strain a liquid such as milk through a sieve.
Sile is a dialect verb with two related senses that both describe things pouring or being poured. Rain is said to sile down when it falls hard and steadily, and a dairy worker siles milk by pouring it through a fine sieve to remove impurities. Both senses share the idea of a steady downward flow through or from something.
How SILE is used
Regional and dialect; heard in northern English and Scots speech rather than standard usage.
- The rain began to sile down just as they set out.
- She would sile the fresh milk before it went into the churn.
- It began to sile outside the window before noon.
- He would sile the water through a cloth to remove the grit.
- The farmer waited for it to stop, for it had begun to sile hard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILE
The 4 tiles of SILE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SILE
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with SILE.
Words ending in SILE
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in SILE. Useful as a back hook: play SILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SILE inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain SILE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SILE
Common questions about SILE
- Is SILE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SILE is not in it.
- How many points is SILE worth?
- SILE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILE mean?
- To rain heavily, or to strain a liquid such as milk through a sieve.
- What letters can be added to SILE?
- SILE takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SILE:
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