SLUNGSHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SLUNGSHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SLUNGSHOT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SLUNGSHOT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLUNGSHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
slungshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SLUNGSHOT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SLUNGSHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLUNGSHOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SLUNGSHOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A weapon made of a weight tied to a cord or strap and swung to strike.
Sailors and street criminals of the nineteenth century carried it because it was easy to hide. The weight on a slungshot was usually metal or stone, which made a heavy blow.
How SLUNGSHOT is used
Found in historical and nautical writing; a rarer form of slungshot is slung shot.
- The sailor carried a slungshot in his coat pocket.
- Police seized a slungshot from the gang member.
- The slungshot was a favourite weapon of waterfront thugs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SLUNGSHOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SLUNGSHOT
1 longer words begin with SLUNGSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in SLUNGSHOT
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Common questions about SLUNGSHOT
- Is SLUNGSHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SLUNGSHOT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SLUNGSHOT worth?
- SLUNGSHOT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SLUNGSHOT mean?
- A weapon made of a weight tied to a cord or strap and swung to strike.
- What letters can be added to SLUNGSHOT?
- SLUNGSHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SLUNGSHOT:
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