SLATTERN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SLATTERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLATTERN?
| 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 SLATTERN is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLATTERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slatternsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLATTERN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLATTERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLATTERN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLATTERN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A woman who is untidy and careless about her appearance or her home.
The slattern is mostly met in older books, where it labels a woman judged by the state of her clothes and household. Today the word reads as insulting and a little dated, so writers tend to reserve slattern for period settings.
How SLATTERN is used
Used in literary or historical writing as a harsh label for an untidy woman.
- The novelist drew the landlady as a lazy slattern with uncombed hair.
- No slattern could have kept that spotless kitchen.
- Her aunt called her a slattern for leaving dishes in the sink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLATTERN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLATTERN
The 8 tiles of SLATTERN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLATTERN
6 longer words begin with SLATTERN.
Shorter words from the letters in SLATTERN
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Common questions about SLATTERN
- Is SLATTERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLATTERN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLATTERN worth?
- SLATTERN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLATTERN mean?
- A woman who is untidy and careless about her appearance or her home.
- What letters can be added to SLATTERN?
- SLATTERN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLATTERN:
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