SHAMEFASTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHAMEFASTNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHAMEFASTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMEFASTNESS is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMEFASTNESS
No single letter turns SHAMEFASTNESS into another word.
How SHAMEFASTNESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SHAMEFASTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMEFASTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHAMEFASTNESS
- The letter S appears four times in SHAMEFASTNESS.
- SHAMEFASTNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHAMEFASTNESS
1 longer words begin with SHAMEFASTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMEFASTNESS
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Common questions about SHAMEFASTNESS
- Is SHAMEFASTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHAMEFASTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is SHAMEFASTNESS worth?
- SHAMEFASTNESS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHAMEFASTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMEFASTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SHAMEFASTNESS:
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