sluice

NOUNVERB /slus/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

sluice is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1L1U1I1C3E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does sluice mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate.

BROADER
VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Irrigate with water from a sluice.

“sluice the earth”

SYNONYMS
2

Pour as if from a sluice.

“An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef”

SYNONYMS
3

Draw through a sluice.

“sluice water”

4

Transport in or send down a sluice.

“sluice logs”

BROADER
AT THE BOARD

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