SLUDGY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLUDGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLUDGY?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLUDGY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUDGY
No single letter turns SLUDGY into another word.
How SLUDGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SLUDGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about SLUDGY
- SLUDGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SLUDGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Like sludge, or covered with it; thick, soft and muddy.
The adjective comes straight from sludge, the soft wet mud or dirty residue that settles at the bottom of pipes, tanks and rivers. It describes mud on a road, melting slush on a street and the sediment in an engine or coffee pot. Sludgy suggests something that moves slowly and clings to whatever it touches, which is why it also appears in descriptions of heavy, murky sound or prose.
How SLUDGY is used
Used for mud, oil, slush and figuratively for heavy, unclear style.
- The track turned sludgy after three days of rain.
- He scraped sludgy oil from the bottom of the pan.
- A sludgy mix of snow and mud filled the gutter.
- The band recorded a dark and sludgy album.
- Her boots were thick with sludgy clay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLUDGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SLUDGY
Common questions about SLUDGY
- Is SLUDGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLUDGY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLUDGY worth?
- SLUDGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLUDGY mean?
- Like sludge, or covered with it; thick, soft and muddy.
- What letters can be added to SLUDGY?
- No single letter can be added to SLUDGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SLUDGY:
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