SLUGGING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLUGGING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLUGGING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLUGGING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUGGING
No single letter turns SLUGGING into another word.
How SLUGGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLUGGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 3 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLUGGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLUGGING mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The act of hitting someone or something hard, especially in baseball, or a fight settled with heavy blows.
Baseball commentators talk of slugging when judging how powerfully a batter hits. Elsewhere slugging describes a brawl or a hard-fought contest between rivals.
How SLUGGING is used
Slugging is informal and strongest in North American sport and fight talk.
- His slugging powered the team to the title.
- The slugging in the ring went on for twelve rounds.
- Fans came to see the slugging between the two heavy hitters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLUGGING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SLUGGING
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Common questions about SLUGGING
- Is SLUGGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLUGGING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLUGGING worth?
- SLUGGING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLUGGING mean?
- The act of hitting someone or something hard, especially in baseball, or a fight settled with heavy blows.
- What letters can be added to SLUGGING?
- No single letter can be added to SLUGGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLUGGING:
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