SLAG is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SLAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLAG?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLAG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLAG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slagsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLAG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SLAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SLAG
- The same 4 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 SLAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The stony waste matter left over after metal has been separated from its ore by smelting.
When ore is melted down in a furnace, the metal sinks while the unwanted minerals float on top as a glassy layer; workers skim this off as slag and it is later crushed for use in roads or cement. Slag is the byproduct, not the metal itself, and it has no ore value once removed. A separate, offensive slang sense of the word exists but is not covered here.
How SLAG is used
Mainly an industrial and metallurgical term.
- Trucks carried the slag away from the furnace to be crushed.
- Old slag heaps still mark the sites of nineteenth century ironworks.
- The plant recycles slag into material for road building.
- Workers skimmed the slag from the surface of the molten iron.
- Scientists study ancient slag to learn how early smelters worked.
technical
The stony waste matter left over after metal has been separated from its ore by smelting.
When ore is melted down in a furnace, the metal sinks while the unwanted minerals float on top as a glassy layer; workers skim this off as slag and it is later crushed for use in roads or cement. Slag is the byproduct, not the metal itself, and it has no ore value once removed. A separate, offensive slang sense of the word exists but is not covered here.
How SLAG is used
Mainly an industrial and metallurgical term.
- Trucks carried the slag away from the furnace to be crushed.
- Old slag heaps still mark the sites of nineteenth century ironworks.
- The plant recycles slag into material for road building.
- Workers skimmed the slag from the surface of the molten iron.
- Scientists study ancient slag to learn how early smelters worked.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of SLAG and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLAG
The 4 tiles of SLAG in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SLAG
9 longer words begin with SLAG.
Shorter words from the letters in SLAG
Common questions about SLAG
- Is SLAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLAG, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLAG worth?
- SLAG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLAG mean?
- The stony waste matter left over after metal has been separated from its ore by smelting.
- What letters can be added to SLAG?
- SLAG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SLAG:
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