SLAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SLAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLAKE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLAKE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLAKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLAKE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What stands out about SLAKE
- The same 5 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 SLAKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To satisfy or quench a strong need or desire, especially thirst.
People most often use slake with thirst, describing the relief of finally drinking after a long, dry stretch of work or travel. Chemists use a related, more technical sense of slake for the process of adding water to quicklime, producing slaked lime through a strong reaction. In older or more literary writing, slake can also apply to desires beyond thirst, such as a longing for revenge or knowledge.
How SLAKE is used
Used in everyday speech mainly about thirst, and in a separate technical sense in chemistry and construction.
- The hikers stopped at the stream to slake their thirst.
- Nothing seemed to slake his curiosity about the old ruins.
- Workers slake the lime before mixing it into the plaster.
- A cold glass of water finally slaked her thirst after the run.
- His hunger for success was never fully slaked, no matter how much he achieved.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLAKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLAKE
The 5 tiles of SLAKE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SLAKE
6 longer words begin with SLAKE.
Words ending in SLAKE
1 words end in SLAKE. Useful as a back hook: play SLAKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLAKE inside
4 words contain SLAKE in the middle. Words that start with SLAKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLAKE
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Common questions about SLAKE
- Is SLAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLAKE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLAKE worth?
- SLAKE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLAKE mean?
- To satisfy or quench a strong need or desire, especially thirst.
- What letters can be added to SLAKE?
- SLAKE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLAKE:
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