SHANKBONES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHANKBONES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHANKBONES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANKBONES is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANKBONES
No single letter turns SHANKBONES into another word.
How SHANKBONES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHANKBONES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHANKBONES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHANKBONES
- SHANKBONES 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 SHANKBONES
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Common questions about SHANKBONES
- Is SHANKBONES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHANKBONES is not in it.
- How many points is SHANKBONES worth?
- SHANKBONES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHANKBONES?
- No single letter can be added to SHANKBONES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHANKBONES:
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