The word sling is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • sling v. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • sling v. To throw with a sling.
  • sling v. (Nautical) To pass a rope around (A cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

ARCING AROUND ATTACHING CASK CIRCULAR GUN HOISTING LOWERING MOTION NAUTICAL OR PASS PREPARATORY ROPE SLING TACKLE THROW TO WITH

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

IN ING LI LIN LING

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

NIL NILS

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

LINGS

10 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BLING CLING FLING PLING SLANG SLINK SLUNG STING SUING SWING

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

LING SING

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

SILING SLUING SOLING

13 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SLINGS SLINGY SLINGER SLINGERS SLINGIER SLINGING SLINGBACK SLINGIEST SLINGSHOT SLINGBACKS SLINGSHOTS SLINGSTONE SLINGSTONES

22 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

AISLINGS GOSLINGS MOSLINGS UNSLINGS BRISLINGS HOUSLINGS MUDSLINGS NURSLINGS QUISLINGS RIESLINGS GUNSLINGER MUDSLINGER UNSLINGING GUNSLINGERS GUNSLINGING MUDSLINGERS MUDSLINGING QUISLINGISM GUNSLINGINGS MUDSLINGINGS QUISLINGISMS CROSSLINGUISTIC

27 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ISLING AISLING GOSLING PUSLING UNSLING BIRSLING BRISLING ENISLING FISSLING HASSLING HIRSLING HOUSLING INISLING MEASLING MOUSLING MUDSLING NOUSLING NURSLING QUISLING RASSLING RIESLING TOUSLING TUSSLING WARSLING NOURSLING WHAISLING WRASSLING

29 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ALGINS ALIGNS LASING LIANGS LIGANS LINGAS SIGNAL
+B BLINGS
+C CLINGS
+E INGLES LIGNES SINGLE
+F FLINGS
+I ISLING SILING
+O LINGOS LOGINS LOSING SOLING
+P PLINGS
+S SLINGS
+T GLINTS
+U LUNGIS NISGUL SLUING
+Y LYINGS LYSING SINGLY SLINGY

9 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G LINS NILS
-L GINS INGS SIGN SING SNIG
-N LIGS
-S LING

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 374 chance (0.27%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1383 chance (0.07%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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