SHANT is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. SHANT is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept SHANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHANT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about SHANT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishdialectinformal
A drink, especially a pint of beer, in British dialect usage.
A shant was ordered the way a modern drinker might order a pint, a term once common among working men in Britain for a serving of beer. It has largely dropped out of everyday speech, surviving mostly in older regional writing.
How SHANT is used
Old-fashioned British dialect term, rare in modern conversation.
- He ordered a shant of ale at the bar.
- The old miners would share a shant after their shift.
- She poured him a full shant before he left.
- A cold shant was welcome after the long walk.
- The pub kept a tally of every shant sold that night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHANT
The 5 tiles of SHANT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SHANT
14 longer words begin with SHANT.
Words ending in SHANT
1 words end in SHANT. Useful as a back hook: play SHANT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHANT inside
3 words contain SHANT in the middle. Words that start with SHANT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANT
Common questions about SHANT
- Is SHANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHANT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHANT worth?
- SHANT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHANT mean?
- A drink, especially a pint of beer, in British dialect usage.
- What letters can be added to SHANT?
- SHANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHANT:
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