SHAMIANA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHAMIANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMIANA?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMIANA is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMIANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMIANA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHAMIANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMIANA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHAMIANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A large decorated tent or canopy, especially one put up for a wedding or celebration in India.
The shamiana is a feature of Indian festivities, where it shelters guests from sun and rain. It borrows from Hindi and Urdu, and the same tent may also be spelled with a final h.
How SHAMIANA is used
A shamiana is mentioned mostly in descriptions of Indian weddings, fairs and public gatherings.
- Guests gathered under a bright shamiana in the garden.
- The caterer set up the tables inside the shamiana.
- A red and gold shamiana covered the whole courtyard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMIANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMIANA
3 longer words begin with SHAMIANA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMIANA
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Common questions about SHAMIANA
- Is SHAMIANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMIANA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMIANA worth?
- SHAMIANA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMIANA mean?
- A large decorated tent or canopy, especially one put up for a wedding or celebration in India.
- What letters can be added to SHAMIANA?
- SHAMIANA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHAMIANA:
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