SHANGHAIING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SHANGHAIING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHANGHAIING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANGHAIING is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANGHAIING
No single letter turns SHANGHAIING into another word.
How SHANGHAIING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHANGHAIING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHANGHAIING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHANGHAIING
- SHANGHAIING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHANGHAIING mean in Scrabble?
SHANGHAIING is the -ing form (present participle) of SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI(verb) — To force or trick someone into doing something, originally by drugging a man to make him join a ship's crew.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANGHAIING
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Common questions about SHANGHAIING
- Is SHANGHAIING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHANGHAIING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHANGHAIING worth?
- SHANGHAIING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHANGHAIING?
- No single letter can be added to SHANGHAIING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHANGHAIING:
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