SHRIMP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHRIMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRIMP?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRIMP is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRIMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHRIMP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHRIMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about SHRIMP
- SHRIMP gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHRIMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, long-tailed, free-swimming crustacean, many kinds of which are eaten as seafood.
Shrimp live in oceans and in fresh water, and they are caught and farmed all over the world for food. People boil them, grill them, fry them or put them in curries and salads. In informal speech a shrimp can also be a small or slight person, and the verb means to fish for these creatures.
How SHRIMP is used
The plural is usually the same as the singular (a pound of shrimp), though shrimps is also found, especially in British English.
- We ordered a plate of grilled shrimp with garlic and lemon.
- The fishing boats come back at dawn loaded with shrimp.
- A tiny shrimp darted under the rock in the tide pool.
- Their coach called the youngest player the shrimp of the team.
- He learned to peel a shrimp in one quick movement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRIMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHRIMP
10 longer words begin with SHRIMP.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRIMP
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Common questions about SHRIMP
- Is SHRIMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRIMP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRIMP worth?
- SHRIMP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRIMP mean?
- A small, long-tailed, free-swimming crustacean, many kinds of which are eaten as seafood.
- What letters can be added to SHRIMP?
- SHRIMP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHRIMP:
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