SHADUF is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHADUF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADUF?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADUF is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADUF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shadufsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHADUF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHADUF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does SHADUF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hand-operated device for lifting water, made of a long pole balanced on a post with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other.
The shaduf is an ancient irrigation tool that has been used along the Nile for thousands of years. A farmer pulls the bucket down into the river, and the counterweight helps swing it up and over to a ditch or field. The word comes from Arabic. The spelling shadoof is also met in English and names the same machine.
How SHADUF is used
Used when discussing Egypt, ancient farming and traditional irrigation.
- A farmer worked the shaduf at the edge of the river.
- The shaduf lifted water to the dry field above the bank.
- Paintings show a shaduf in use in ancient Egypt.
- A stone and a bucket balanced the arm of the shaduf.
- Each shaduf can irrigate only a small plot of land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADUF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHADUF
1 longer words begin with SHADUF.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADUF
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Common questions about SHADUF
- Is SHADUF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADUF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADUF worth?
- SHADUF is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADUF mean?
- A hand-operated device for lifting water, made of a long pole balanced on a post with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other.
- What letters can be added to SHADUF?
- SHADUF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHADUF:
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