SOLUTION: 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.

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Question 394170: 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.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, MathLover1:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
Can the word "SLIME" be played as the first move in a Scrabble game
with the given seven letters drawn by the player to begin the game.
NO, the set of the seven letters drawn by the player to start the game:
{I, E, N, L, S, T, R} does not contain 'M'


Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Can the word "SLIME" be played from the letters I, E, N, L, S, T, R as the first move in a Scrabble game?

No, not with those letters, unless you have a typo and the+n is actually an m. If so, then, yes, the word "slime" could be played as your first move.