SLIPPERINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SLIPPERINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLIPPERINESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIPPERINESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIPPERINESS
No single letter turns SLIPPERINESS into another word.
How SLIPPERINESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SLIPPERINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLIPPERINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLIPPERINESS
- SLIPPERINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLIPPERINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being smooth or wet enough that things slide or are hard to grip.
Slipperiness is what makes an icy path or a wet fish hard to hold on to. It can also describe a person or argument that is evasive and hard to pin down.
How SLIPPERINESS is used
Used literally for surfaces and figuratively for evasive people or answers.
- The slipperiness of the wet tiles caused several falls.
- He was known for the slipperiness of his answers in interviews.
- Gloves improved his grip despite the slipperiness of the rope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLIPPERINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLIPPERINESS
1 longer words begin with SLIPPERINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIPPERINESS
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Common questions about SLIPPERINESS
- Is SLIPPERINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIPPERINESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIPPERINESS worth?
- SLIPPERINESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLIPPERINESS mean?
- The quality of being smooth or wet enough that things slide or are hard to grip.
- What letters can be added to SLIPPERINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SLIPPERINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SLIPPERINESS:
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