SLANGINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLANGINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLANGINESS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLANGINESS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLANGINESS
No single letter turns SLANGINESS into another word.
How SLANGINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SLANGINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLANGINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLANGINESS
- SLANGINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLANGINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of sounding casual and full of informal, everyday expressions.
A critic might complain about the slanginess of a speech that was meant to be formal. The word describes a style of talking or writing, not a single slang term. Teachers often mark down essays for slanginess.
How SLANGINESS is used
Used when discussing how informal or street-like a piece of speech or writing feels.
- The slanginess of the dialogue made the film feel authentic to teenagers.
- Her editor cut back the slanginess of the memo before it went to the board.
- There is a cheerful slanginess in the way the commentators talk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLANGINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLANGINESS
1 longer words begin with SLANGINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SLANGINESS
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Common questions about SLANGINESS
- Is SLANGINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLANGINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLANGINESS worth?
- SLANGINESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLANGINESS mean?
- The quality of sounding casual and full of informal, everyday expressions.
- What letters can be added to SLANGINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SLANGINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SLANGINESS:
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