SHAMBOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHAMBOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMBOLIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMBOLIC is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMBOLIC
No single letter turns SHAMBOLIC into another word.
How SHAMBOLIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHAMBOLIC, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMBOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHAMBOLIC
- All 9 letters of SHAMBOLIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAMBOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Completely disorganised and chaotic.
A shambolic event is one where nothing seems to go to plan: queues are tangled, instructions are missing and everyone is confused. The word is a lively British favourite in newspaper headlines about politics and sport. It suggests clumsy mismanagement rather than deliberate wrongdoing.
How SHAMBOLIC is used
Informal and chiefly British; applied to events, performances, organisations and untidy rooms alike.
- The opening ceremony was a shambolic affair.
- Critics called the rescue plan shambolic.
- His desk was in a shambolic state after the move.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMBOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAMBOLIC
The 9 tiles of SHAMBOLIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHAMBOLIC
1 longer words begin with SHAMBOLIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMBOLIC
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Common questions about SHAMBOLIC
- Is SHAMBOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMBOLIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMBOLIC worth?
- SHAMBOLIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMBOLIC mean?
- Completely disorganised and chaotic.
- What letters can be added to SHAMBOLIC?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMBOLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHAMBOLIC:
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