SHADS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHADS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADS
No single letter turns SHADS into another word.
How SHADS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHADS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about SHADS
- SHADS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHADS mean in Scrabble?
SHADS is the plural of SHAD.
SHAD(noun) — A silvery herring-family fish that lives in the sea but swims into rivers to spawn.
Words ending in SHADS
1 words end in SHADS. Useful as a back hook: play SHADS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADS
Common questions about SHADS
- Is SHADS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADS worth?
- SHADS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHADS?
- No single letter can be added to SHADS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHADS:
Open SHADS in the Word Finder