BASHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BASHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BASHFUL?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASHFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASHFUL
No single letter turns BASHFUL into another word.
How BASHFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BASHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does BASHFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Shy and easily embarrassed, reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
A bashful child hides behind a parent when meeting strangers. The word carries a gentle, rather endearing tone, unlike harsher terms for timidity. Bashful is one of the seven dwarfs in the Disney film.
How BASHFUL is used
Bashful describes people or their smiles and glances.
- The bashful boy hid behind his mother.
- She gave a bashful smile and looked away.
- He was too bashful to ask for a dance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASHFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BASHFUL
5 longer words begin with BASHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BASHFUL
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Common questions about BASHFUL
- Is BASHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASHFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASHFUL worth?
- BASHFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASHFUL mean?
- Shy and easily embarrassed, reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
- What letters can be added to BASHFUL?
- No single letter can be added to BASHFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BASHFUL:
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