SLIDEWAYS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SLIDEWAYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSLIDEWAYS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SLIDEWAYS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful SLIDEWAYS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIDEWAYS
No single letter turns SLIDEWAYS into another word.
How SLIDEWAYS scores
Scrabble s1l1i1d2e1w4a1y4s1 16
Words with Friends s1l2i1d2e1w4a1y3s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in SLIDEWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLIDEWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLIDEWAYS
- SLIDEWAYS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SLIDEWAYS
sideways15 slideway15 waysides15 dialyses12 sideway14 swayled14 wayside14 wayless13 dialyse11 eyliads11 walises10 aidless8 deasils8 dewily13 swayed13 widely13 wieldy13 yawled13 swayls12 wisely12 delays10 dwales10 dwiles10 eyliad10 salewd10 sayeds10 sayids10 slayed10 swaled10 wadies10 wailed10 wealds10 wields10 wissed10 yields10 awless9 easily9 lyases9 swails9 swales9
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Common questions about SLIDEWAYS
- Is SLIDEWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIDEWAYS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIDEWAYS worth?
- SLIDEWAYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SLIDEWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to SLIDEWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SLIDEWAYS:
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