SHANTYTOWNS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SHANTYTOWNS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHANTYTOWNS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANTYTOWNS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANTYTOWNS
No single letter turns SHANTYTOWNS into another word.
How SHANTYTOWNS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHANTYTOWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHANTYTOWNS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHANTYTOWNS
- SHANTYTOWNS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHANTYTOWNS mean in Scrabble?
SHANTYTOWNS is the plural of SHANTYTOWN.
SHANTYTOWN(noun) — A settlement of crude shacks built from scrap materials, where poor people live.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANTYTOWNS
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Common questions about SHANTYTOWNS
- Is SHANTYTOWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHANTYTOWNS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHANTYTOWNS worth?
- SHANTYTOWNS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHANTYTOWNS?
- No single letter can be added to SHANTYTOWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHANTYTOWNS:
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