SLUMLORD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SLUMLORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLUMLORD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLUMLORD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUMLORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slumlordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLUMLORD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SLUMLORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLUMLORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLUMLORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A landlord of run-down housing who charges high rents while neglecting repairs.
A slumlord profits from tenants who have little choice, leaving heating, plumbing and safety unfixed. Newspapers use the word as a condemnation, not a neutral job title.
How SLUMLORD is used
Slumlord is a critical, mostly American word.
- Tenants protested outside the slumlord's office.
- The slumlord ignored repeated pleas to fix the roof.
- The city fined the slumlord for dangerous conditions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLUMLORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLUMLORD
1 longer words begin with SLUMLORD.
Shorter words from the letters in SLUMLORD
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Common questions about SLUMLORD
- Is SLUMLORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLUMLORD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLUMLORD worth?
- SLUMLORD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLUMLORD mean?
- A landlord of run-down housing who charges high rents while neglecting repairs.
- What letters can be added to SLUMLORD?
- SLUMLORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SLUMLORD:
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