REDSHIRT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REDSHIRT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDSHIRT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REDSHIRT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDSHIRT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redshirtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDSHIRT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REDSHIRT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REDSHIRT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REDSHIRT mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To keep a college athlete out of competition for a season so that a year of playing eligibility is saved.
Coaches redshirt promising freshmen so they can train and grow stronger without using up a season. A redshirted player still practises with the squad but does not appear in games. The word comes from the red practice shirts such players once wore.
How REDSHIRT is used
Used in American college sport.
- The coach decided to redshirt the young quarterback for a year.
- After the injury, they chose to redshirt her for the whole season.
- He was redshirted as a freshman and played four more seasons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDSHIRT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REDSHIRT
3 longer words begin with REDSHIRT.
Shorter words from the letters in REDSHIRT
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Common questions about REDSHIRT
- Is REDSHIRT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDSHIRT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDSHIRT worth?
- REDSHIRT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDSHIRT mean?
- To keep a college athlete out of competition for a season so that a year of playing eligibility is saved.
- What letters can be added to REDSHIRT?
- REDSHIRT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REDSHIRT:
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