SLOAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SLOAN 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SLOAN?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLOAN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLOAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sloansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLOAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SLOAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about SLOAN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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
What does SLOAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
(Scots) A snub or a sharp reproof.
A sloan is the kind of blunt put-down or telling-off that stings more from its bluntness than its length. Scots writers used the word for the small social slight that leaves someone quietly embarrassed.
How SLOAN is used
Found in Scots dialect writing rather than standard English.
- He took her cool reply as a sloan and said no more.
- The old man delivered a sloan that silenced the whole table.
- She regretted the sloan the moment she saw his face fall.
- A single sloan from the foreman was enough to end the argument.
- The letter contained a polite but unmistakable sloan aimed at his rival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLOAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLOAN
The 5 tiles of SLOAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SLOAN
1 longer words begin with SLOAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SLOAN
Common questions about SLOAN
- Is SLOAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SLOAN is not in it.
- How many points is SLOAN worth?
- SLOAN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLOAN mean?
- (Scots) A snub or a sharp reproof.
- What letters can be added to SLOAN?
- SLOAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SLOAN:
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