SLACK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLACK?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLACK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What stands out about SLACK
- The same 5 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 SLACK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not pulled tight or fully stretched; loose, or slow and lacking in energy.
A slack rope hangs with give in it instead of being drawn taut, and a slack business period is one with little activity or demand. The word can also describe a person who is careless or lazy about duties, as in a slack worker. Beyond the adjective, slack is used as a noun for loose rope and as a verb meaning to loosen or reduce effort.
How SLACK is used
Common in everyday and technical speech, from sailing and engineering to describing a person's effort or a business slowdown.
- Pull in the slack rope before we set off.
- Sales are always slack in the middle of winter.
- The foreman complained that the new hire was slack with deadlines.
- A slack sail flapped uselessly in the dying wind.
- Take up the slack on the line before you climb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLACK
The 5 tiles of SLACK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SLACK
22 longer words begin with SLACK.
Words ending in SLACK
2 words end in SLACK. Useful as a back hook: play SLACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLACK inside
6 words contain SLACK in the middle. Words that start with SLACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLACK
Common questions about SLACK
- Is SLACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLACK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLACK worth?
- SLACK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLACK mean?
- Not pulled tight or fully stretched; loose, or slow and lacking in energy.
- What letters can be added to SLACK?
- SLACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLACK:
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