SLICKENSIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SLICKENSIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLICKENSIDE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLICKENSIDE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLICKENSIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLICKENSIDE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SLICKENSIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLICKENSIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLICKENSIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A smooth, polished and finely grooved rock surface formed by two masses of rock grinding past each other along a fault.
Geologists read a slickenside to learn which way the rock moved, because the fine grooves point along the direction of slip. The glossy finish looks as if it had been rubbed with a cloth. Large exposures can be found along exposed fault planes.
How SLICKENSIDE is used
Slickenside is a geology term, often used in the plural slickensides.
- A bright slickenside covered the cliff where the fault came to the surface.
- The grooves on the slickenside showed that the blocks slid sideways.
- He ran his hand over the cold slickenside and felt how smooth it was.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLICKENSIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLICKENSIDE
2 longer words begin with SLICKENSIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in SLICKENSIDE
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Common questions about SLICKENSIDE
- Is SLICKENSIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLICKENSIDE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLICKENSIDE worth?
- SLICKENSIDE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLICKENSIDE mean?
- A smooth, polished and finely grooved rock surface formed by two masses of rock grinding past each other along a fault.
- What letters can be added to SLICKENSIDE?
- SLICKENSIDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SLICKENSIDE:
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