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.
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PlayableSLINGSHOT · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SLINGSHOT?
| 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%1.44
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
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
Scrabble s1l1i1n1g2s1h4o1t1 13
Words with Friends s1l2i1n2g3s1h3o1t1 15
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.
Words starting with SLINGSHOT
1 longer words begin with SLINGSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in SLINGSHOT
hostings12 sloshing12 slothing12 holings11 hosting11 longish11 shlongs11 slights11 thingos11 tholing11 toshing11 holists10 stonish10 lingots8 losings8 stingos8 tiglons8 tolings8 tossing8 tonsils7 ghosts10 goshts10 holing10 hongis10 hosing10 lights10 nights10 shlong10 shogis10 sights10 slight10 thingo10 things10 thongs10 hoists9 holist9 lithos9 sloths9 thiols9 tonish9
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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 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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