SHARPIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHARPIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHARPIE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHARPIE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHARPIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sharpiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHARPIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHARPIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does SHARPIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A flat-bottomed sailing boat with a sharp bow, or a young person in a certain short-haired youth style.
The boat sense belongs to the New England coast, where a sharpie was valued for sailing in shallow water. The youth sense is a separate, later meaning tied to a clean-cut subculture of the 1960s and 1970s.
How SHARPIE is used
Sharpie is a boating term in the first sense and a period slang term in the second.
- The oyster fisherman worked the bay in a small sharpie.
- A sharpie can sail in very shallow water because of its flat bottom.
- In old photos of the seaside you can spot a sharpie in a tight suit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHARPIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHARPIE
The 7 tiles of SHARPIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHARPIE
1 longer words begin with SHARPIE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHARPIE
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Common questions about SHARPIE
- Is SHARPIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHARPIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHARPIE worth?
- SHARPIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHARPIE mean?
- A flat-bottomed sailing boat with a sharp bow, or a young person in a certain short-haired youth style.
- What letters can be added to SHARPIE?
- SHARPIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHARPIE:
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