Is SLINGBACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SLINGBACKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SLINGBACKS mean?
Slingbacks is a form of SLINGBACK.
- noun
a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SLINGBACKS
SLINGBACKS 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 SLINGBACKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackings18
- slingback18
- backings17
- blacking17
- backing16
- calkings15
- sackings15
- slacking15
- bakings14
- balking14
- basking14
- calking14
- casking14
- lacking14
- sacking14
- blacks14
- cablings13
- calkins13
- baking13
- caking13
- backs13
- black13
- askings12
- cabling12
- gaskins12
- lakings12
- slaking12
- blanks12
- blinks12
- calkin12
- clanks12
- clinks12
- kiblas12
- slacks12
- slicks12
- snacks12
- snicks12
- back12
- classing11
- scalings11
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kiangs11
- laking11
- balks11
- banks11
- basks11
- bilks11
- bisks11
- blank11
- blink11
- calks11
- casks11
- clank11
- clink11
- kibla11
- lacks11
- licks11
- nicks11
- sacks11
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