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Is slingshot a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word slingshot is a Scrabble US word. The word slingshot is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is slingshot a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word slingshot is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

S1L1I1N1G2S1H4O1T1

Is slingshot a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word slingshot is a Words With Friends word. The word slingshot is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

SLINGSHOT,

8-letter words (3 found)

HOSTINGS,SLOSHING,SLOTHING,

7-letter words (17 found)

HOLINGS,HOLISTS,HOSTING,LINGOTS,LONGISH,LOSINGS,SHLONGS,SLIGHTS,STINGOS,STONISH,THINGOS,THOLING,TIGLONS,TOLINGS,TONSILS,TOSHING,TOSSING,

6-letter words (39 found)

GHOSTS,GLINTS,GLOSTS,GNOSIS,GOSHTS,HOISTS,HOLING,HOLIST,HONGIS,HOSING,INGOTS,LIGHTS,LINGOS,LINGOT,LITHOS,LOGINS,LOSING,NIGHTS,SHLONG,SHOGIS,SIGHTS,SIGLOS,SLIGHT,SLINGS,SLOTHS,SOLING,STINGO,STINGS,THINGO,THINGS,THIOLS,THONGS,TIGLON,TIGONS,TOINGS,TOLING,TONISH,TONSIL,TOSING,

5-letter words (79 found)

GHOST,GILTS,GISTS,GLINT,GLITS,GLOSS,GLOST,GOSHT,GOTHS,HILTS,HINGS,HINTS,HISTS,HOING,HOIST,HOLTS,HONGI,HONGS,HOSTS,INGOT,LIGHT,LINGO,LINGS,LINOS,LINTS,LIONS,LISTS,LITHO,LITHS,LOGIN,LOINS,LONGS,NIGHS,NIGHT,NOILS,OHING,OINTS,SHINS,SHISO,SHIST,SHITS,SHOGI,SHOGS,SHOTS,SIGHS,SIGHT,SIGNS,SILOS,SILTS,SINGS,SINHS,SLING,SLISH,SLITS,SLOGS,SLOSH,SLOTH,SLOTS,SNIGS,SNITS,SNOGS,SNOTS,SOILS,SONGS,SOTHS,STING,STOLN,STONG,THIGS,THING,THINS,THIOL,THOLI,THONG,TIGON,TINGS,TOILS,TOING,TONGS,

4-letter words (107 found)

GHIS,GILT,GINS,GIOS,GIST,GITS,GLIT,GONS,GOSH,GOSS,GOTH,HILT,HING,HINS,HINT,HISN,HISS,HIST,HITS,HOGS,HOIS,HOLS,HOLT,HONG,HONS,HOSS,HOST,HOTS,INGO,INGS,INTO,IONS,ISOS,LIGS,LING,LINO,LINS,LINT,LION,LIST,LITH,LITS,LOGS,LOIN,LONG,LOSH,LOSS,LOST,LOTH,LOTI,LOTS,NIGH,NILS,NISH,NITS,NOGS,NOIL,NOSH,OILS,OINT,ONST,SHIN,SHIT,SHOG,SHOT,SIGH,SIGN,SIGS,SILO,SILT,SING,SINH,SINS,SIST,SITH,SITS,SLIT,SLOG,SLOT,SNIG,SNIT,SNOG,SNOT,SOGS,SOHS,SOIL,SOLI,SOLS,SONG,SONS,SOTH,SOTS,THIG,THIN,THIO,THIS,THON,TIGS,TILS,TING,TINS,TOGS,TOIL,TONG,TONS,TOSH,TOSS,

3-letter words (60 found)

GHI,GIN,GIO,GIS,GIT,GON,GOS,GOT,HIN,HIS,HIT,HOG,HOI,HON,HOS,HOT,ING,INS,ION,IOS,ISH,ISO,ITS,LIG,LIN,LIS,LIT,LOG,LOS,LOT,NIL,NIS,NIT,NOG,NOH,NOS,NOT,NTH,OHS,OIL,OIS,ONS,SHO,SIG,SIN,SIS,SIT,SOG,SOH,SOL,SON,SOS,SOT,THO,TIG,TIL,TIN,TIS,TOG,TON,

2-letter words (21 found)

GI,GO,HI,HO,IN,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,NO,OH,OI,ON,OS,SH,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 327 words from slingshot according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of slingshot

slingshot

Etymology

sling +‎ shot

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋʃɒt
  • Hyphenation: sling‧shot

Noun

slingshot (plural slingshots)

  1. (chiefly US) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
  2. (pinball) A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
  3. A sling bikini.
  4. (powerlifting) An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
    Hypernym: elastic band

Synonyms

  • (stick with elastic band for shooting projectiles): bean shooter, catapult (UK), flip, hand catapult, shanghai (Australia and New Zealand)

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Verb

slingshot (third-person singular simple present slingshots, present participle slingshotting, simple past and past participle slingshotted)

  1. To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
  2. (especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

See also

  • gravity assist

Source: wiktionary.org