Is SIDESWIPES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SIDESWIPES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SIDESWIPES mean?
Sideswipes is a form of SIDESWIPE.
- noun
a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles)
- verb
strike from the side
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + W (4) + I (1) + P (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SIDESWIPES
SIDESWIPES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SIDESWIPES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sideswipe15
- sidewise12
- spewed12
- swiped12
- wisped12
- despises11
- sweeps11
- swipes11
- wiped11
- despise10
- swedes10
- wissed10
- spews10
- sweep10
- swipe10
- weeps10
- wipes10
- wisps10
- disseise9
- speises9
- espied9
- peised9
- pissed9
- speeds9
- wisses9
- sewed9
- swede9
- weeds9
- wides9
- wised9
- pews9
- spew9
- weep9
- wipe9
- wisp9
- espies8
- peises8
- pisses8
- sepses8
- sepsis8
- speise8
- speiss8
- deeps8
- pedes8
- pedis8
- siped8
- speed8
- spied8
- swiss8
- wises8
- dews8
- weds8
- weed8
- wide8
- pew8
- dieses7
- diesis7
- disses7
- seised7
- peise7
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