SILTSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SILTSTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILTSTONE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILTSTONE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILTSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
siltstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILTSTONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SILTSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SILTSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SILTSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from compacted silt.
Siltstone sits between sandstone and mudstone in grain size. Geologists notice it in layered cliff faces, where it often splits into thin flat pieces.
How SILTSTONE is used
Used in geology to describe rock layers and samples.
- The cliff showed bands of siltstone and sandstone.
- He picked up a flat piece of grey siltstone.
- Fossils were preserved in the siltstone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILTSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SILTSTONE
1 longer words begin with SILTSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in SILTSTONE
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Common questions about SILTSTONE
- Is SILTSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILTSTONE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILTSTONE worth?
- SILTSTONE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILTSTONE mean?
- A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from compacted silt.
- What letters can be added to SILTSTONE?
- SILTSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SILTSTONE:
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