SHADBERRY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHADBERRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADBERRY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADBERRY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADBERRY
No single letter turns SHADBERRY into another word.
How SHADBERRY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHADBERRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHADBERRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHADBERRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The small, sweet purple fruit of the shadbush, or the shrub that bears it.
The shadberry ripens in early summer, and birds often reach it before people do. It is eaten fresh, baked in pies or dried like a raisin. The shrub is also grown as an ornamental for its spring blossom.
How SHADBERRY is used
Used mainly in North America, where a shadberry may refer to either the shrub or its berries.
- She picked a handful of shadberry from the hedge.
- A shadberry pie is a traditional treat in parts of New England.
- The shadberry blooms white just as the shad begin their run.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADBERRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADBERRY
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Common questions about SHADBERRY
- Is SHADBERRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADBERRY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADBERRY worth?
- SHADBERRY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADBERRY mean?
- The small, sweet purple fruit of the shadbush, or the shrub that bears it.
- What letters can be added to SHADBERRY?
- No single letter can be added to SHADBERRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHADBERRY:
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