SLUICE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SLUICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLUICE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLUICE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUICE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLUICE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SLUICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does SLUICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sliding gate or channel used to control the flow of water, or the stream of water let through it.
Mills, canals and irrigation ditches have long used a sluice to raise or lower the water at the right moment. Opening the gate sends water rushing through, which is why the word also describes a trough for washing gold from gravel. As a verb it means to rinse something with a strong flow of water.
How SLUICE is used
Used for water-control structures and for washing troughs; also a verb.
- The keeper lifted the sluice and the pond began to drain.
- Water poured through the sluice beside the old mill.
- Prospectors built a wooden sluice to wash the gravel.
- A rusted sluice had jammed half open since spring.
- He opened the sluice to let the flood water out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLUICE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SLUICE
The 6 tiles of SLUICE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SLUICE
7 longer words begin with SLUICE.
Shorter words from the letters in SLUICE
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Common questions about SLUICE
- Is SLUICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLUICE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLUICE worth?
- SLUICE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLUICE mean?
- A sliding gate or channel used to control the flow of water, or the stream of water let through it.
- What letters can be added to SLUICE?
- SLUICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SLUICE:
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