SHADOW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHADOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADOW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADOW is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHADOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHADOW, 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 | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does SHADOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark shape or area made when an object blocks light from reaching a surface.
A shadow takes the outline of whatever stands between a light and a wall or the ground, and it grows longer as the sun gets lower. Writers use the word for anything faint, ominous or following close behind, as in the shadow of doubt or a child who is a parent's shadow. It is also a verb meaning to follow someone secretly, or to spend a day beside a worker to learn the job. In politics, a shadow minister is the opposition counterpart of a government minister.
How SHADOW is used
Very common in both literal and figurative use; the verb and the political sense are also standard.
- The tall tree threw a long shadow across the lawn.
- There was not a shadow of doubt in his mind.
- A detective was sent to shadow the suspect for a week.
- The new graduate will shadow a senior nurse on Monday.
- Her younger brother followed her like a shadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHADOW
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with SHADOW.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADOW
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Common questions about SHADOW
- Is SHADOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADOW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADOW worth?
- SHADOW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADOW mean?
- A dark shape or area made when an object blocks light from reaching a surface.
- What letters can be added to SHADOW?
- SHADOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHADOW:
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