SHADBUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHADBUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADBUSH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADBUSH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADBUSH
No single letter turns SHADBUSH into another word.
How SHADBUSH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHADBUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHADBUSH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHADBUSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyNorth American
A North American shrub or small tree with white spring flowers and edible purplish berries.
The shadbush blooms at the time when shad fish swim up the rivers to spawn, which gave it its name. Its berries are sweet enough for pies and jams, and birds eagerly strip the branches.
How SHADBUSH is used
Shadbush is a nature and gardening word for the plant, also known as serviceberry.
- The shadbush was in full white bloom along the riverbank.
- We picked berries from the shadbush behind the barn.
- A shadbush makes a lovely small tree for a woodland garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADBUSH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHADBUSH
1 longer words begin with SHADBUSH.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADBUSH
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Common questions about SHADBUSH
- Is SHADBUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADBUSH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADBUSH worth?
- SHADBUSH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADBUSH mean?
- A North American shrub or small tree with white spring flowers and edible purplish berries.
- What letters can be added to SHADBUSH?
- No single letter can be added to SHADBUSH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHADBUSH:
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