SLAB is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SLAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLAB?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLAB is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLAB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SLAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about SLAB
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SLAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat, thick, usually rectangular piece of a hard material such as stone, concrete or wood.
A slab is cut or cast so that it stays flat and fairly thick, making it useful for floors, worktops, gravestones and paving, and its size is generally large enough that a slab must be lifted with tools rather than carried easily by hand. The word applies to natural stone as well as manufactured materials like concrete.
How SLAB is used
A common everyday word for building and construction materials.
- Workers laid a concrete slab for the new garage floor.
- The kitchen counter was made from a single stone slab.
- A heavy slab of marble covered the old tomb.
- They cut the slab of wood into smaller boards.
- The path was paved with wide grey slabs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLAB
The 4 tiles of SLAB in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SLAB
22 longer words begin with SLAB.
Words ending in SLAB
1 words end in SLAB. Useful as a back hook: play SLAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLAB inside
15 words contain SLAB in the middle. Words that start with SLAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLAB
Common questions about SLAB
- Is SLAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLAB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLAB worth?
- SLAB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLAB mean?
- A flat, thick, usually rectangular piece of a hard material such as stone, concrete or wood.
- What letters can be added to SLAB?
- SLAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SLAB:
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