SLUICEGATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SLUICEGATES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SLUICEGATES?
| 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 SLUICEGATES is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUICEGATES
No single letter turns SLUICEGATES into another word.
How SLUICEGATES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SLUICEGATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLUICEGATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLUICEGATES
- SLUICEGATES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SLUICEGATES
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Common questions about SLUICEGATES
- Is SLUICEGATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SLUICEGATES is not in it.
- How many points is SLUICEGATES worth?
- SLUICEGATES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SLUICEGATES?
- No single letter can be added to SLUICEGATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SLUICEGATES:
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