SHANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHANDS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHANDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANDS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANDS
No single letter turns SHANDS into another word.
How SHANDS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about SHANDS
- SHANDS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SHANDS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHANDS
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Common questions about SHANDS
- Is SHANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHANDS is not in it.
- How many points is SHANDS worth?
- SHANDS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHANDS?
- No single letter can be added to SHANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHANDS:
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