SHADY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHADY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHADY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHADY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHADY
No single letter turns SHADY into another word.
How SHADY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHADY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does SHADY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Sheltered from direct sunlight, or, informally, of doubtful honesty.
A shady spot under a tree offers relief from the sun, making it a pleasant place to sit or rest on a hot day. Beyond that literal sense, shady is also used informally to describe a person, deal or business that seems dishonest or best avoided, as if hidden away from open scrutiny. A shady character might avoid direct questions or deal in ways that raise suspicion without necessarily breaking the law. Both meanings share the idea of something kept out of clear light, whether that is sunlight or honesty.
How SHADY is used
Common in everyday speech, used literally for shade and informally for dishonest dealings.
- They set up the picnic in a shady corner of the park.
- The neighbours warned her about the shady dealer down the street.
- It was too shady under the tree to read comfortably.
- His shady business practices eventually caught up with him.
- She chose the shady side of the street on the hot afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHADY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHADY
The 5 tiles of SHADY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SHADY
Common questions about SHADY
- Is SHADY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHADY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHADY worth?
- SHADY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHADY mean?
- Sheltered from direct sunlight, or, informally, of doubtful honesty.
- What letters can be added to SHADY?
- No single letter can be added to SHADY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHADY:
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