Is SLACKENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLACKENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLACKENS mean?
Slackens is a form of SLACKEN.
- verb
become slow or slower
“Production slowed”
- verb
make less active or fast
“He slackened his pace as he got tired”
- verb
become looser or slack
“the rope slackened”
- verb
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SLACKENS
SLACKENS 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 SLACKENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cankles13
- slacken13
- cankle12
- clanks12
- slacks12
- snacks12
- snecks12
- cakes11
- calks11
- casks11
- clank11
- lacks11
- necks11
- sacks11
- slack11
- snack11
- sneck11
- ankles10
- skeans10
- slakes10
- snakes10
- sneaks10
- cake10
- calk10
- cask10
- lack10
- neck10
- sack10
- ankle9
- kales9
- kanes9
- lakes9
- leaks9
- sakes9
- skean9
- slake9
- slank9
- snake9
- sneak9
- ack9
- cleans8
- lances8
- scales8
- scenas8
- asks8
- elks8
- kaes8
- kale8
- kane8
- keas8
- kens8
- lake8
- lank8
- leak8
- leks8
- sake8
- sank8
- skas8
- acnes7
- alecs7
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