SLEB is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. SLEB is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SLEB?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLEB is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLEB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slebsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLEB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SLEB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does SLEB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritishslang
A shortened, informal word for a celebrity, especially one regarded as famous for little real achievement.
Sleb is a clipped, casual spelling of celebrity, used mostly in tabloid journalism and everyday British speech to talk about famous people in a slightly mocking or dismissive way. Calling someone a sleb rather than a celebrity often signals that the speaker does not take their fame too seriously.
How SLEB is used
Informal British slang, common in tabloid headlines and casual conversation.
- The magazine ran a story about a minor sleb caught at the airport.
- Everyone at the party wanted a photo with the visiting sleb.
- She laughed at how quickly he became a sleb online.
- The show follows the daily lives of several reality show slebs.
- Tabloids love printing gossip about any passing sleb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLEB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLEB
The 4 tiles of SLEB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLEB
1 longer words begin with SLEB.
Shorter words from the letters in SLEB
Common questions about SLEB
- Is SLEB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLEB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLEB worth?
- SLEB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLEB mean?
- A shortened, informal word for a celebrity, especially one regarded as famous for little real achievement.
- What letters can be added to SLEB?
- SLEB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SLEB:
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