SLEET is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SLEET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLEET?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLEET is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLEET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLEET scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLEET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,883.
What stands out about SLEET
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLEET mean in Scrabble?
noun
Precipitation consisting of partly melted, refrozen snow or a mixture of rain and snow that falls as small ice pellets, typically occurring in cold weather near the freezing point.
Sleet forms when snowflakes partly melt as they fall through a layer of warmer air and then refreeze into small ice pellets before hitting the ground, unlike freezing rain, which stays liquid until it strikes a cold surface. Drivers dread sleet because it coats roads with a thin, slippery layer that is harder to see than plain snow. The word also works as a verb, as forecasters say it will sleet overnight when this mixed winter precipitation is expected.
How SLEET is used
A common weather term, especially in forecasts and everyday talk about cold, wintry conditions.
- Sleet coated the highway in a thin, treacherous glaze.
- The forecast warned of sleet turning to snow by evening.
- Cold sleet stung their faces as they walked to the car.
- It began to sleet just as the game ended.
- Commuters slowed down on the roads coated with sleet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLEET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLEET
The 5 tiles of SLEET in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SLEET
8 longer words begin with SLEET.
Shorter words from the letters in SLEET
Common questions about SLEET
- Is SLEET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLEET, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLEET worth?
- SLEET is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLEET mean?
- Precipitation consisting of partly melted, refrozen snow or a mixture of rain and snow that falls as small ice pellets, typically occurring in cold weather near the freezing point.
- What letters can be added to SLEET?
- SLEET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLEET:
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