SLANGY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SLANGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLANGY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLANGY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLANGY
No single letter turns SLANGY into another word.
How SLANGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SLANGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SLANGY
- SLANGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLANGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Full of slang, or written or spoken in a casual style with informal expressions.
Slangy describes language that leans on the loose, lively words of everyday talk rather than formal vocabulary. A slangy letter, a slangy reply or a slangy newspaper column all sound relaxed and a little cheeky. The word is neutral to mildly critical, depending on whether the speaker approves of such speech.
How SLANGY is used
Used of speech, writing or a person's way of talking.
- Her slangy reply made the teacher smile.
- The magazine had a slangy, chatty tone.
- He grew up in a slangy neighbourhood with its own phrases.
- A slangy headline caught the reader's eye.
- The essay was too slangy for a formal journal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLANGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SLANGY
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Common questions about SLANGY
- Is SLANGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLANGY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLANGY worth?
- SLANGY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLANGY mean?
- Full of slang, or written or spoken in a casual style with informal expressions.
- What letters can be added to SLANGY?
- No single letter can be added to SLANGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SLANGY:
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