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Words containing SL

Words that have the letters SL in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,729 playable words containing SL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AUTOCHTHONOUSLY. The highest-scoring is OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing SL

SIMULTANEOUSLY20
SUSPICIOUSLY20
MYSTERIOUSLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
RIDICULOUSLY19
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONTINUOUSLY18
HORRENDOUSLY18
LUDICROUSLY18
OBVIOUSLY18
SPONTANEOUSLY18
TREMENDOUSLY18
VIGOROUSLY18
GRATUITOUSLY17
DANGEROUSLY16
HOPELESSLY16
CURIOUSLY15
ENORMOUSLY15

Highest-scoring words containing SL

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
HOMOZYGOUSLY30
AMBIDEXTROUSLY28
INJUDICIOUSLY28
OVERZEALOUSLY28
INEFFICACIOUSLY28
UBIQUITOUSLY27
SLIVOVITZES27
POLYMORPHOUSLY27
JUDICIOUSLY26
OBSEQUIOUSLY26
EFFICACIOUSLY26

3-letter words containing SL (1)

SLY5

4-letter words containing SL (25)

ISLE4
SLAB6
SLAG5
SLAM6
SLAP6
SLAT4
SLAW7
SLAY6
SLED5
SLEW7
SLID5
SLIM6
SLIP6
SLIT4
SLOB6
SLOE4
SLOG5
SLOP6
SLOT4
SLOW7
SLUB7
SLUE5
SLUG6
SLUM7
SLUR5

5-letter words containing SL (72)

AISLE5
ISLES5
ISLET5
LISLE5
SLABS7
SLACK10
SLAGS6
SLAIN5
SLAKE8
SLAMS7
SLANG6
SLANT5
SLAPS7
SLASH7
SLATE5
SLATS5
SLAVE9
SLAYS7
SLEDS6
SLEEK8
SLEEP7
SLEET5
SLEPT7
SLEWS8
SLICE7
SLICK10
SLIDE6
SLIER5
SLIME7
SLIMS7
SLIMY9
SLING6
SLINK8
SLIPS7
SLITS5
SLOBS7
SLOES5
SLOGS6
SLOJD14
SLOOP7
SLOPE7
SLOPS7
SLOSH7
SLOTH7
SLOTS5
SLOWS8
SLUED7
SLUES6
SLUFF12
SLUGS7
SLUMP10
SLUMS8
SLUNG7
SLUNK9
SLURP8
SLURS6
SLUSH8
SLYER7
SLYLY9
SLYPE9

The 60 most common shown, 12 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing SL (122)

AISLES6
ASLEEP8
GRISLY9
HASSLE8
ISLAND7
MEASLY10
MISLAY10
MISLED9
MUESLI9
MUSLIN9
SLACKS11
SLAKED10
SLAKES9
SLALOM8
SLANGY9
SLANTS6
SLATED7
SLATES6
SLAVED11
SLAVER10
SLAVES10
SLEAZE14
SLEAZY16
SLEEKS9
SLEEPS8
SLEEPY10
SLEETS6
SLEEVE10
SLEIGH9
SLEUTH9
SLEWED10
SLICED9
SLICES8
SLICKS11
SLIDES7
SLIEST6
SLIGHT9
SLINGS7
SLINKS9
SLINKY11
SLIVER10
SLOGAN7
SLOPED9
SLOPES8
SLOPPY12
SLOTHS8
SLOUCH11
SLOUGH10
SLOVEN10
SLOWED10
SLOWER9
SLOWLY11
SLUDGE9
SLUICE9
SLUMPS11
SLURPS9
SLUSHY11
SLYEST8
TOUSLE7
TUSSLE7

The 60 most common shown, 62 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing SL (176)

BOBSLED12
DISLIKE11
ENSLAVE11
GOSLING9
GROSSLY10
HASSLED10
HASSLES9
ISLANDS8
MEASLES9
MISLAID10
MISLAYS11
MISLEAD10
PARSLEY11
SLABBED12
SLACKED13
SLACKEN12
SLACKER12
SLAKING11
SLAMMED12
SLAPPED12
SLASHED10
SLASHES9
SLAVERY13
SLAVING12
SLAVISH13
SLAYING10
SLEDDED10
SLEEKED11
SLEEKER10
SLEEPER9
SLEEVES11
SLEIGHS10
SLEWING11
SLICING10
SLICKED13
SLICKER12
SLIDING9
SLIGHTS10
SLIMIER9
SLIMMED12
SLIMMER11
SLIPPED12
SLIPPER11
SLITHER9
SLIVERS11
SLOBBER11
SLOGGED10
SLOPING10
SLOPPED12
SLOSHED10
SLOSHES9
SLOWEST10
SLOWING11
SLUGGED11
SLUICED11
SLUICES10
SLUMBER12
SLUMMED13
SLUMMER12
SLUMPED13

The 60 most common shown, 116 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing SL (249)

BOBSLEDS13
DISLIKED13
DISLIKES12
DISLODGE11
DISLOYAL11
DYSLEXIA17
ENSLAVED13
ENSLAVES12
GOSLINGS10
HASSLING11
JOYOUSLY21
LANDSLID10
MEASLIER10
MISLEADS11
SLABBING13
SLACKENS13
SLACKEST13
SLACKING14
SLAMMING13
SLAPPING13
SLASHING11
SLEAZIER16
SLEDDING11
SLEEKEST11
SLEEKING12
SLEEPERS10
SLEEPIER10
SLEEPING11
SLEIGHED12
SLICKEST13
SLICKING14
SLIGHTED12
SLIGHTER11
SLIGHTLY13
SLIMIEST10
SLIMMEST12
SLIMMING13
SLINGING10
SLINKING12
SLIPPERS12
SLIPPERY14
SLIPPING13
SLIPSHOD13
SLIVERED13
SLOBBERS12
SLOGGING11
SLOPPIER12
SLOPPING13
SLOSHING11
SLOTHFUL14
SLOUCHED14
SLOUCHES13
SLOVENLY14
SLOWNESS11
SLUGGING12
SLUGGISH13
SLUICING12
SLUMBERS13
SLUMMING14
SLUMPING14

The 60 most common shown, 189 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing SL (243)

AIMLESSLY13
ANXIOUSLY18
ARDUOUSLY14
BACKSLASH18
COPIOUSLY16
CURIOUSLY15
DISLIKING14
DISLOCATE12
DISLODGED13
DISLODGES12
DUBIOUSLY16
DYSLEXICS20
ENDLESSLY12
ENSLAVING14
ENVIOUSLY16
EXPRESSLY19
FURIOUSLY16
GRISLIEST10
HIDEOUSLY15
ISLANDERS10
JEALOUSLY20
LANDSLIDE11
LEGISLATE10
MEASLIEST11
MISLAYING14
NERVOUSLY16
OBVIOUSLY18
OMINOUSLY14
ONSLAUGHT13
OVERSLEEP15
OVERSLEPT15
PITEOUSLY14
QUISLINGS19
RAUCOUSLY15
SERIOUSLY12
SLACKENED15
SLANDERED11
SLAPHAPPY19
SLAPSTICK16
SLAUGHTER13
SLEAZIEST17
SLEEPIEST11
SLEEPLESS11
SLEIGHING13
SLENDERER10
SLIGHTEST12
SLIGHTING13
SLINGSHOT12
SLITHERED12
SLIVERING14
SLOBBERED14
SLOPPIEST13
SLOUCHING15
SLUMBERED15
TEDIOUSLY13
TRANSLATE9
USELESSLY12
VARIOUSLY16
VICIOUSLY18
ZEALOUSLY20

The 60 most common shown, 183 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing SL (210)

BACKSLIDER18
BACKSLIDES18
BOBSLEDDED17
CARELESSLY14
CAUTIOUSLY16
COVETOUSLY19
DISLOCATED14
DISLOCATES13
DISLODGING14
DISLOYALTY15
ENORMOUSLY15
FABULOUSLY19
FEARLESSLY15
FLAWLESSLY18
GENEROUSLY14
GLORIOUSLY14
GRACIOUSLY16
GRIEVOUSLY18
HARMLESSLY16
HELPLESSLY16
HOPELESSLY16
HUMOROUSLY18
INFAMOUSLY18
LANDSLIDES12
LEGISLATED12
LEGISLATES11
LEGISLATOR11
MINDLESSLY15
MISLEADING14
NEEDLESSLY13
NEWSLETTER13
ONSLAUGHTS14
OVERSLEEPS16
PAINLESSLY14
PERILOUSLY15
PREVIOUSLY19
RAVENOUSLY17
RECKLESSLY17
RESTLESSLY12
RIGOROUSLY14
RUTHLESSLY15
SLACKENING16
SLANDERING12
SLAUGHTERS14
SLEEVELESS14
SLENDEREST11
SLENDERIZE19
SLINGSHOTS13
SLIPPERIER14
SLITHERING13
SLOBBERING15
SLOVENLIER14
SLUMBERING16
TACTLESSLY14
TRANSLATED11
TRANSLATES10
TRANSLATOR10
VENOMOUSLY19
VIGOROUSLY18
VIRTUOUSLY18

The 60 most common shown, 150 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing SL (228)

AMBIGUOUSLY20
AMBITIOUSLY18
AMORPHOUSLY20
ANONYMOUSLY18
ATROCIOUSLY16
BACKSLAPPER22
BACKSLASHES20
BACKSLIDING20
BOBSLEDDING18
CAPACIOUSLY20
CEASELESSLY15
CONSCIOUSLY18
COURTEOUSLY17
DANGEROUSLY16
DELICIOUSLY17
DELIRIOUSLY15
DEXTEROUSLY21
DISLOCATING15
DISLOCATION14
ERRONEOUSLY14
FEROCIOUSLY19
FRIVOLOUSLY21
FRUITLESSLY17
IMPETUOUSLY19
INGENIOUSLY15
JUDICIOUSLY26
LABORIOUSLY16
LANDSLIDING14
LEGISLATING13
LEGISLATION12
LEGISLATIVE16
LEGISLATORS12
LEGISLATURE13
LUDICROUSLY18
LUXURIOUSLY22
MALICIOUSLY18
MARVELOUSLY20
MERCILESSLY17
NEWSLETTERS14
NOISELESSLY13
NOTORIOUSLY14
OBLIVIOUSLY20
OBNOXIOUSLY22
OFFICIOUSLY22
POINTLESSLY15
QUERULOUSLY24
RELIGIOUSLY15
RIGHTEOUSLY17
SLAUGHTERED16
SLENDERIZED21
SLIPPERIEST15
SLOVENLIEST15
STRENUOUSLY15
TRANSLATING12
TRANSLATION11
TRANSLATORS11
TRANSLUCENT14
UNANIMOUSLY17
VICARIOUSLY20
VIVACIOUSLY24

The 60 most common shown, 168 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing SL (205)

AUSPICIOUSLY20
AUTONOMOUSLY18
AVARICIOUSLY21
BACKSLAPPERS23
BREATHLESSLY18
BUSINESSLIKE18
CAPRICIOUSLY21
CHIVALROUSLY23
CIRCUITOUSLY20
CONTINUOUSLY18
COURAGEOUSLY19
DISLOCATIONS15
EFFORTLESSLY20
EXTRANEOUSLY21
FALLACIOUSLY20
FASTIDIOUSLY19
FORTUITOUSLY19
GRATUITOUSLY17
HARMONIOUSLY19
HORRENDOUSLY18
INFECTIOUSLY20
LASCIVIOUSLY21
LEGISLATURES14
LUGUBRIOUSLY20
MANSLAUGHTER18
METICULOUSLY20
MIRACULOUSLY20
MYSTERIOUSLY19
OBSEQUIOUSLY26
OUTRAGEOUSLY17
OVERSLEEPING19
PERNICIOUSLY19
POSTHUMOUSLY22
PRECARIOUSLY19
PRECOCIOUSLY21
PRODIGIOUSLY19
PROSPEROUSLY19
PUGNACIOUSLY21
RELENTLESSLY14
RIDICULOUSLY19
SCANDALOUSLY18
SCRUPULOUSLY21
SCURRILOUSLY18
SHIRTSLEEVES18
SLAUGHTERING17
SLEDGEHAMMER20
SLEEPWALKERS20
SLEEPWALKING21
SLENDERIZING22
SLOTHFULNESS18
STUPENDOUSLY19
SUSPICIOUSLY20
THUNDEROUSLY19
TRANSLATIONS12
TREMENDOUSLY18
UBIQUITOUSLY27
VICTORIOUSLY21
VOCIFEROUSLY24
VOLUMINOUSLY22
VOLUPTUOUSLY23

The 60 most common shown, 145 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,729 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.0%) are containing SL. Most of them, 249, have 8 letters. 693 start with SL, 0 end with it and 1,036 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing SL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,729 words containing SL, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing SL?

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HOMOZYGOUSLY (30), AMBIDEXTROUSLY (28) and INJUDICIOUSLY (28).

What are the most common words containing SL?

SIMULTANEOUSLY, SUSPICIOUSLY, MYSTERIOUSLY, PREVIOUSLY, RIDICULOUSLY and CONSCIOUSLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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