SHAGREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHAGREEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAGREEN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAGREEN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAGREEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shagreensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAGREEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHAGREEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAGREEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHAGREEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rough untanned leather, or the skin of sharks and rays, used as decoration or as an abrasive.
Shagreen has a pebbled surface covered in small round grains, and it was prized for covering boxes, cases and sword hilts. Its roughness also made it useful for polishing wood.
How SHAGREEN is used
Used in craft, antiques and fashion for the textured leather.
- The antique case was covered in green shagreen.
- Craftsmen used shagreen to grip the sword hilt.
- Shagreen feels rough like fine sandpaper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAGREEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAGREEN
2 longer words begin with SHAGREEN.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAGREEN
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Common questions about SHAGREEN
- Is SHAGREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAGREEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAGREEN worth?
- SHAGREEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAGREEN mean?
- A rough untanned leather, or the skin of sharks and rays, used as decoration or as an abrasive.
- What letters can be added to SHAGREEN?
- SHAGREEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHAGREEN:
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