SCHLEP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCHLEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHLEP?
| 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 SCHLEP is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHLEP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHLEP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHLEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about SCHLEP
- SCHLEP 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 SCHLEP mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To carry or drag something heavy or awkward with effort, or to travel somewhere tiresome.
The word came into English from Yiddish and carries a note of weary complaint: nobody schleps a suitcase for pleasure. As a noun it names the tiring trip itself, as in a long schlep across town with shopping bags. It is a lively colloquial choice for any chore that is more tedious than hard.
How SCHLEP is used
Informal, often humorous or grumbling; common in American English. Also spelled shlep.
- I had to schlep three bags of books up the stairs.
- They schlep their gear across the city to every concert.
- It is a long schlep from the station to the hotel.
- Nobody wanted to schlep the old sofa down to the van.
- She did not mind the schlep once she saw the view.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHLEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCHLEP
The 6 tiles of SCHLEP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCHLEP
10 longer words begin with SCHLEP.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHLEP
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Common questions about SCHLEP
- Is SCHLEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHLEP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHLEP worth?
- SCHLEP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHLEP mean?
- To carry or drag something heavy or awkward with effort, or to travel somewhere tiresome.
- What letters can be added to SCHLEP?
- SCHLEP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHLEP:
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