Can the word "SLIME" be played from the letters I, E, N, L, S, T, R as the first move in a Scrabble game? Explain your answer
Math???
No.
There is no M in those tiles.
Oh wow i thought maybe it was a trick question....haha thank you for your help :)
To determine if the word "SLIME" can be played from the given letters I, E, N, L, S, T, R in the first move of a Scrabble game, we need to check if these letters make up the word "SLIME" while considering the placement of the letters on the game board.
Here's how you can find the answer:
1. Start by checking if all the required letters for the word "SLIME" are present in the given set of letters: I, E, N, L, S, T, R.
2. Count the frequency of each letter in the given set. Here's the breakdown:
- I: 1
- E: 1
- N: 1
- L: 1
- S: 1
- T: 1
- R: 1
3. Compare the frequency of each letter in the given set with the required frequency of that letter in the word "SLIME":
- For "SLIME":
- S: 1
- L: 1
- I: 1
- M: 0 (missing)
- E: 1
4. Since the letter "M" is missing from the given set of letters, it is not possible to form the word "SLIME" in the first move using I, E, N, L, S, T, R.
Therefore, the answer is no, the word "SLIME" cannot be played from the given letters as the first move in a Scrabble game since the letter "M" is missing.