TAILSLIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TAILSLIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAILSLIDE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILSLIDE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILSLIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tailslidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAILSLIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAILSLIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILSLIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAILSLIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An aerobatic move in which an aircraft in a steep climb stalls and slips backwards.
In a tailslide the plane moves tail first for a moment before the nose drops. Pilots treat it as a demanding display figure because the controls behave unusually while the aircraft travels backwards.
How TAILSLIDE is used
Used in aviation and air shows when describing a stalled backward slide.
- The pilot pulled up into a tailslide above the field.
- A badly judged tailslide can damage the control surfaces.
- The crowd gasped at the tailslide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAILSLIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAILSLIDE
The 9 tiles of TAILSLIDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAILSLIDE
1 longer words begin with TAILSLIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILSLIDE
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Common questions about TAILSLIDE
- Is TAILSLIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAILSLIDE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAILSLIDE worth?
- TAILSLIDE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAILSLIDE mean?
- An aerobatic move in which an aircraft in a steep climb stalls and slips backwards.
- What letters can be added to TAILSLIDE?
- TAILSLIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAILSLIDE:
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