SHANTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHANTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSHANTY · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 229,948odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SHANTY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.83%
Our own measure of how useful SHANTY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANTY
No single letter turns SHANTY into another word.
How SHANTY scores
Scrabble s1h4a1n1t1y4 12
Words with Friends s1h3a1n2t1y3 11
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHANTY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SHANTY
- SHANTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHANTY
4 longer words begin with SHANTY.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANTY
hasty11 synth11 antsy8 hants8 nasty8 shant8 snath8 tanhs8 tansy8 thans8 ashy10 hays10 nyah10 shay10 yahs10 hant7 hast7 hats7 nays7 nyas7 shan7 shat7 stay7 tanh7 tash7 tays7 than7 ants4 nats4 sant4 tans4 hay9 shy9 thy9 yah9 ahs6 any6 ash6 ays6 han6
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Common questions about SHANTY
- Is SHANTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHANTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHANTY worth?
- SHANTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHANTY?
- No single letter can be added to SHANTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHANTY:
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