SHAMBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAMBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMBLE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMBLE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMBLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMBLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAMBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does SHAMBLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To walk with slow, dragging, awkward steps.
A person who has to shamble is usually tired, old, injured or half asleep, and the verb paints that weariness at once. Monster stories lean on it for zombies that move without hurry.
How SHAMBLE is used
Used in descriptive writing about how someone walks.
- He would shamble down the hall in his slippers every morning.
- The old dog began to shamble towards the porch.
- Tired travellers shamble off the night train.
- Do not shamble along; we are late.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMBLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAMBLE
The 7 tiles of SHAMBLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHAMBLE
2 longer words begin with SHAMBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMBLE
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Common questions about SHAMBLE
- Is SHAMBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMBLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMBLE worth?
- SHAMBLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMBLE mean?
- To walk with slow, dragging, awkward steps.
- What letters can be added to SHAMBLE?
- SHAMBLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAMBLE:
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