SLOWISH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SLOWISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLOWISH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLOWISH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLOWISH
No single letter turns SLOWISH into another word.
How SLOWISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SLOWISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does SLOWISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Somewhat slow; a little slower than is ideal.
Slowish softens a criticism, so a slowish start is not quite bad. The suffix means roughly, but only to a moderate degree.
How SLOWISH is used
Slowish is informal and gently critical.
- The train made a slowish journey north.
- It was a slowish afternoon at the shop.
- The player looked slowish on the turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLOWISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SLOWISH
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Common questions about SLOWISH
- Is SLOWISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLOWISH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLOWISH worth?
- SLOWISH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLOWISH mean?
- Somewhat slow; a little slower than is ideal.
- What letters can be added to SLOWISH?
- No single letter can be added to SLOWISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SLOWISH:
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