SHAMOYED is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHAMOYED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMOYED?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMOYED is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMOYED
No single letter turns SHAMOYED into another word.
How SHAMOYED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHAMOYED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMOYED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHAMOYED
- All 8 letters of SHAMOYED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAMOYED mean in Scrabble?
SHAMOYED is the past tense or past participle of SHAMOY.
SHAMOY(noun) — A soft leather made from the skin of a chamois or similar animal, used for polishing.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMOYED
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Common questions about SHAMOYED
- Is SHAMOYED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMOYED, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMOYED worth?
- SHAMOYED is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHAMOYED?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMOYED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHAMOYED:
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