SLING is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLING is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does SLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device made of a strap or loop, used to support, carry or throw something.
A sling can hold an injured arm close to the body while a broken bone heals, support a bag or rifle across the shoulder, or, in its oldest sense, hurl a stone with a sharp flick of a leather strap. The common thread is a loop or strap that carries and controls the weight of whatever it holds. As a verb, to sling something usually means to hang it loosely from such a strap or to throw it with force.
How SLING is used
Used as both a noun and a verb, in medical, everyday and historical contexts.
- The doctor fitted his broken arm into a sling.
- She carried the baby in a cloth sling against her chest.
- David famously used a sling to fell Goliath with a stone.
- He slung the rifle sling over his shoulder before the hike.
- The camera hung from a padded sling around the photographer's neck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLING
The 5 tiles of SLING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLING
13 longer words begin with SLING.
Words ending in SLING
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in SLING. Useful as a back hook: play SLING onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLING inside
22 words contain SLING in the middle. Words that start with SLING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLING
Common questions about SLING
- Is SLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLING, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLING worth?
- SLING is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLING mean?
- A device made of a strap or loop, used to support, carry or throw something.
- What letters can be added to SLING?
- SLING takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLING:
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