SLATTING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SLATTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLATTING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLATTING is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLATTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slattingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLATTING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLATTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLATTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLATTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
Narrow strips of wood or metal considered as a material, or the violent flapping of a loose sail in the wind.
Carpenters speak of slatting when they mean the strips used for a shelf or fence. Sailors hear the word in the noisy shaking of canvas that is not pulled tight.
How SLATTING is used
Slatting names slat material in building and the flapping of loose sails in nautical talk.
- The slatting of the loose sail kept the crew awake all night.
- He bought enough slatting to finish the garden screen.
- The old blind made a dry slatting noise in the draught.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLATTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLATTING
1 longer words begin with SLATTING.
Shorter words from the letters in SLATTING
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Common questions about SLATTING
- Is SLATTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLATTING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLATTING worth?
- SLATTING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLATTING mean?
- Narrow strips of wood or metal considered as a material, or the violent flapping of a loose sail in the wind.
- What letters can be added to SLATTING?
- SLATTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLATTING:
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