SLIPWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SLIPWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLIPWAY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIPWAY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIPWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slipwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLIPWAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SLIPWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SLIPWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sloping ramp leading down into water, used for launching and hauling out boats and ships.
Large shipyards build hulls on a slipway and let them slide into the water when finished. Small harbours have a public slipway where trailers can back down to the tide. Both kinds depend on the slope being smooth and strong.
How SLIPWAY is used
Slipway is used at shipyards, harbours and lakes for the ramp where boats enter or leave the water.
- The new ferry waited on the slipway for the high tide.
- We lowered the dinghy down the slipway at dawn.
- Weed made the slipway treacherous underfoot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLIPWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLIPWAY
The 7 tiles of SLIPWAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLIPWAY
1 longer words begin with SLIPWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIPWAY
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Common questions about SLIPWAY
- Is SLIPWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLIPWAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLIPWAY worth?
- SLIPWAY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLIPWAY mean?
- A sloping ramp leading down into water, used for launching and hauling out boats and ships.
- What letters can be added to SLIPWAY?
- SLIPWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SLIPWAY:
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