SLIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. SLIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SLIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLIVE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLIVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about SLIVE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SLIVE
The 5 tiles of SLIVE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SLIVE
9 longer words begin with SLIVE.
Words ending in SLIVE
1 words end in SLIVE. Useful as a back hook: play SLIVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SLIVE inside
2 words contain SLIVE in the middle. Words that start with SLIVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SLIVE
Common questions about SLIVE
- Is SLIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SLIVE is not in it.
- How many points is SLIVE worth?
- SLIVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SLIVE?
- SLIVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLIVE:
Open SLIVE in the Word Finder