SHALL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SHALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHALL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHALL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shalliChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHALL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does SHALL mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To express a future action, promise, or obligation, especially in first-person statements and formal or legal writing.
Shall began as a full verb meaning to owe or to be obliged, and it kept that sense of duty even after it became an auxiliary attached to another verb. Traditional grammar teaches that shall marks simple future in the first person while will carries the same role for the second and third persons, though today will has largely replaced shall in everyday speech. Legal documents and formal announcements still lean on shall to state an obligation firmly, as in the parties shall comply with this agreement.
How SHALL is used
Now mostly limited to formal, legal, and first-person contexts; will has replaced it in most everyday speech.
- I shall return before the meeting begins.
- The tenant shall pay rent on the first of each month.
- We shall overcome every obstacle in our path.
- Shall we go for a walk after dinner.
- The committee shall meet again next month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHALL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHALL
The 5 tiles of SHALL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHALL
20 longer words begin with SHALL.
Words ending in SHALL
1 words end in SHALL. Useful as a back hook: play SHALL onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHALL inside
19 words contain SHALL in the middle. Words that start with SHALL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHALL
Common questions about SHALL
- Is SHALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHALL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHALL worth?
- SHALL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHALL mean?
- To express a future action, promise, or obligation, especially in first-person statements and formal or legal writing.
- What letters can be added to SHALL?
- SHALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHALL:
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