SLEW is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SLEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLEW?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLEW is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SLEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does SLEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A large or overwhelming number or quantity of something.
This informal sense likely comes from the Irish word sluagh, meaning a crowd or multitude, and entered English through Irish immigrants in North America. The same spelling also serves as a verb describing a sharp turning or skidding motion, as when a car slews sideways on ice, a sense that developed on its own. Despite looking identical, this slew is not the past-tense form of the verb slay; that inflection shares the spelling purely by coincidence.
How SLEW is used
Almost always paired with of, as in a slew of complaints or a slew of requests.
- A slew of new applications arrived at the office this morning.
- The truck slewed sideways as its tires lost grip on the icy road.
- She answered a slew of questions after the announcement.
- The boat slews around whenever the current pushes against its hull.
- Photographers captured the car slewing through the final corner of the race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLEW
The 4 tiles of SLEW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLEW
3 longer words begin with SLEW.
Words with SLEW inside
2 words contain SLEW in the middle. Words that start with SLEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLEW
Common questions about SLEW
- Is SLEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLEW, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLEW worth?
- SLEW is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLEW mean?
- A large or overwhelming number or quantity of something.
- What letters can be added to SLEW?
- SLEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SLEW:
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