SHAPEUP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAPEUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAPEUP?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAPEUP is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAPEUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shapeupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAPEUP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAPEUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does SHAPEUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A system of hiring dock workers by the day, in which men gather and a boss picks who will work.
The shapeup was long attacked as unfair, since choice depended on favour and even bribes rather than skill. Unions and later laws replaced it with registered hiring halls.
How SHAPEUP is used
Found in labour history, especially about American ports.
- Every morning the men stood in the shapeup hoping to be chosen.
- The shapeup gave the hiring boss great power over the crowd.
- Reformers wanted the shapeup abolished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAPEUP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAPEUP
The 7 tiles of SHAPEUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHAPEUP
1 longer words begin with SHAPEUP.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAPEUP
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Common questions about SHAPEUP
- Is SHAPEUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAPEUP, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAPEUP worth?
- SHAPEUP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAPEUP mean?
- A system of hiring dock workers by the day, in which men gather and a boss picks who will work.
- What letters can be added to SHAPEUP?
- SHAPEUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAPEUP:
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