SHAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHAN 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
Words starting with SHAN
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with SHAN.
Words ending in SHAN
3 words end in SHAN. Useful as a back hook: play SHAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHAN inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain SHAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAN
Common questions about SHAN
- Is SHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHAN is not in it.
- How many points is SHAN worth?
- SHAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHAN?
- SHAN takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHAN:
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