SHANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHANS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHANS?
| 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 SHANS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANS
No single letter turns SHANS into another word.
How SHANS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What stands out about SHANS
- SHANS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SHANS
The 5 tiles of SHANS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in SHANS
3 words end in SHANS. Useful as a back hook: play SHANS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANS
Common questions about SHANS
- Is SHANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHANS is not in it.
- How many points is SHANS worth?
- SHANS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHANS?
- No single letter can be added to SHANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHANS:
Open SHANS in the Word Finder