SHEATH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHEATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEATH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEATH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEATH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEATH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHEATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does SHEATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword, or any similar enclosing covering.
The sheath keeps a blade safe and keeps the person carrying it safe from the edge. The word spread from weapons to other things that enclose something else, such as the protective layer around an electric cable, a structure in the body that wraps a nerve, or the base of a leaf that wraps a plant stem. A sheath dress is a slim, close-fitting dress cut straight from shoulder to knee.
How SHEATH is used
Everyday word; the verb form is sheathe, with a final e.
- He slid the knife back into its leather sheath.
- The sheath of the cable had split in the cold.
- A thin sheath surrounds each nerve fibre.
- She wore a black sheath to the dinner.
- The grass leaf grows out of a sheath around the stem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEATH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHEATH
The 6 tiles of SHEATH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHEATH
17 longer words begin with SHEATH.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEATH
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Common questions about SHEATH
- Is SHEATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEATH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEATH worth?
- SHEATH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEATH mean?
- A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword, or any similar enclosing covering.
- What letters can be added to SHEATH?
- SHEATH takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHEATH:
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