SLINGSHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SLINGSHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLINGSHOT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLINGSHOT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLINGSHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slingshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLINGSHOT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SLINGSHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLINGSHOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLINGSHOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Y-shaped handheld device with elastic bands used to shoot small stones.
Children and hunters use it, and it is the weapon David is said to have used in the Bible story. In space travel a gravity slingshot uses a planet's pull to speed up a probe.
How SLINGSHOT is used
In British English the toy is often called a catapult.
- He aimed the slingshot at the tin can on the fence.
- The probe gained speed from a slingshot around Jupiter.
- The boy carved a slingshot from a forked branch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLINGSHOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLINGSHOT
1 longer words begin with SLINGSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in SLINGSHOT
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Common questions about SLINGSHOT
- Is SLINGSHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLINGSHOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLINGSHOT worth?
- SLINGSHOT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLINGSHOT mean?
- A Y-shaped handheld device with elastic bands used to shoot small stones.
- What letters can be added to SLINGSHOT?
- SLINGSHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SLINGSHOT:
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