SLALOM
8
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈslɑː.ləm//
noun
- (uncountable, sports, often attributive) The sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates."Slalom is her strongest Olympic sport."
- (uncountable) Any similar activity on other vehicles, including canoes and water skis."Disowned by my father... I began an erratic and increasingly steep slalom. Rejected would-be mercenary pilot, failed Jesuit novice, unpublished writer of pornography… yet for all these failures I had a tenacious faith in myself, a messiah as yet without"
- (countable, sports) A course used for the sport of slalom."These first two slaloms have sixty gates each."
- (countable, sports) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom."He has won six World Cup slaloms."
verb
- (intransitive) To race in a slalom.
- (intransitive) To move in a slalom-like manner."Snow fell, swirled, slalomed past our windows."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 6 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 8 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 11 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'SLALOM'?
The word SLALOM is worth 8 points in Scrabble.
S1
L1
A1
L1
O1
M3
Total: 8 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'SLALOM'?
The word SLALOM is worth 11 points in Words With Friends.
S1
L2
A1
L2
O1
M4
Total: 11 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.