Is SLAPDASHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLAPDASHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLAPDASHES mean?
Slapdashes is a form of SLAPDASH.
- adjective
marked by great carelessness
“a most haphazard system of record keeping”
- adverb
in a careless or reckless manner
“the shelves were put up slapdash”
- adverb
directly
“he ran bang into the pole”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + A (1) + P (3) + D (2) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + 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 SLAPDASHES
SLAPDASHES 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 SLAPDASHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sapheads14
- slapdash14
- splashed14
- splashes13
- plashed13
- saphead13
- hapless12
- phaseal12
- plashes12
- hasped12
- pashed12
- phased12
- shaped12
- passades11
- hassled11
- slashed11
- alephs11
- alphas11
- pashas11
- pashes11
- phases11
- shapes11
- shleps11
- splash11
- ashless10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- passade10
- slashes10
- dashes10
- lashed10
- sadhes10
- sashed10
- shades10
- shaled10
- aleph10
- alpha10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- helps10
- pasha10
- phase10
- plash10
- shape10
- shlep10
- passels9
- sapless9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- lapsed9
- lashes9
- padles9
- passed9
- pedals9
- pleads9
- sashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
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