SLIPSHOD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SLIPSHOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLIPSHOD?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIPSHOD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIPSHOD
No single letter turns SLIPSHOD into another word.
How SLIPSHOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLIPSHOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLIPSHOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLIPSHOD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Marked by carelessness and a lack of attention to detail.
The older sense meant wearing shoes down at the heel, which suggested untidiness. Today slipshod mostly criticises sloppy work, writing or habits.
How SLIPSHOD is used
Used about careless work, style and procedure.
- The slipshod repairs fell apart within a week.
- Critics attacked the slipshod research behind the study.
- Her slipshod writing was full of small mistakes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLIPSHOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLIPSHOD
3 longer words begin with SLIPSHOD.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIPSHOD
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Common questions about SLIPSHOD
- Is SLIPSHOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIPSHOD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIPSHOD worth?
- SLIPSHOD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLIPSHOD mean?
- Marked by carelessness and a lack of attention to detail.
- What letters can be added to SLIPSHOD?
- No single letter can be added to SLIPSHOD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLIPSHOD:
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