SILT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SILT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SILT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about SILT
- 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 SILT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Fine particles of sand, clay or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
Silt is made of grains finer than sand but coarser than clay, and rivers pick it up as they flow before dropping it where the current slows, such as at a river mouth or behind a dam. Over time silt can build up thick, fertile layers, which is why floodplains often make good farmland, but it can also clog channels and harbours if it is not cleared.
How SILT is used
Common in geography, farming and engineering contexts.
- The river deposited a thick layer of silt on the fields.
- Divers cleared silt from around the sunken boat.
- The harbour needed dredging to remove built-up silt.
- Silt from the flood covered the road in a brown crust.
- Fine silt made the water look cloudy after the rain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILT
The 4 tiles of SILT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SILT
10 longer words begin with SILT.
Shorter words from the letters in SILT
Common questions about SILT
- Is SILT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILT, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILT worth?
- SILT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILT mean?
- Fine particles of sand, clay or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
- What letters can be added to SILT?
- SILT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SILT:
Open SILT in the Word Finder