SHAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SHAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAD?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about SHAD
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A silvery herring-family fish that lives in the sea but swims into rivers to spawn.
Shad migrate upstream in large numbers during spring, and this run has historically been an important seasonal food source in eastern North America. The fish is valued both for its flesh and its roe, though its body contains many small bones.
How SHAD is used
Countable noun; the plural is usually shad, unchanged, though shads also occurs.
- The shad run brings thousands of fish upriver each spring.
- Fishermen netted a large shad near the old mill dam.
- Shad roe is considered a delicacy in some regions.
- Local restaurants serve fresh shad during the spring season.
- The shads struggled against the current on their way upstream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAD
The 4 tiles of SHAD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SHAD
Showing 24 of 68 words that begin with SHAD.
Words ending in SHAD
1 words end in SHAD. Useful as a back hook: play SHAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHAD inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain SHAD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAD
Common questions about SHAD
- Is SHAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAD worth?
- SHAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAD mean?
- A silvery herring-family fish that lives in the sea but swims into rivers to spawn.
- What letters can be added to SHAD?
- SHAD takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHAD:
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