SLAGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLAGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLAGGING?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLAGGING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLAGGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slaggingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLAGGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLAGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLAGGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLAGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The forming of slag, the stony waste that separates from metal when ore is smelted; also a build-up of slag deposits.
Engineers worry about slagging in furnaces and boilers, where molten ash sticks to surfaces and hampers heat flow. In smelting, slagging is the normal separation of waste from the metal.
How SLAGGING is used
Slagging is a technical word in metalworking and power plants.
- Slagging clogged the boiler tubes by the end of the week.
- The smelter controls slagging by adjusting the temperature.
- Heavy slagging forced the plant to shut down for cleaning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLAGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLAGGING
The 8 tiles of SLAGGING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLAGGING
1 longer words begin with SLAGGING.
Shorter words from the letters in SLAGGING
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Common questions about SLAGGING
- Is SLAGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLAGGING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLAGGING worth?
- SLAGGING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLAGGING mean?
- The forming of slag, the stony waste that separates from metal when ore is smelted; also a build-up of slag deposits.
- What letters can be added to SLAGGING?
- SLAGGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLAGGING:
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