SHADOOF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHADOOF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADOOF?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADOOF is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADOOF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shadoofsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHADOOF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHADOOF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 992,532.
What does SHADOOF mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A hand-operated device with a counterweighted pole and a bucket, used to lift water for irrigation.
The shadoof is associated above all with the Nile valley, where farmers swung it between the river and their fields. Its principle is a simple lever, so one person could keep it working for hours.
How SHADOOF is used
Mostly met in writing about ancient Egypt and traditional irrigation.
- A farmer stood beside the shadoof and swung the bucket up from the canal.
- Museum drawings show a shadoof lifting water to the terraced garden.
- Each shadoof along the bank watered a narrow strip of barley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADOOF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHADOOF
1 longer words begin with SHADOOF.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADOOF
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Common questions about SHADOOF
- Is SHADOOF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADOOF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADOOF worth?
- SHADOOF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADOOF mean?
- A hand-operated device with a counterweighted pole and a bucket, used to lift water for irrigation.
- What letters can be added to SHADOOF?
- SHADOOF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHADOOF:
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