SHAMALS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHAMALS 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 SHAMALS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMALS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMALS
No single letter turns SHAMALS into another word.
How SHAMALS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAMALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about SHAMALS
- SHAMALS 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 SHAMALS mean in Scrabble?
SHAMALS is the plural of SHAMAL.
SHAMAL(noun) — A hot, dry wind from the north-west that blows across Iraq and the Persian Gulf.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMALS
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Common questions about SHAMALS
- Is SHAMALS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMALS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMALS worth?
- SHAMALS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHAMALS?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAMALS:
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