Is SHASTA valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHASTA is not in it.

How many points is SHASTA worth?

SHASTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHASTA?

SHASTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

SHASTA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points

Yes for Scrabble. SHASTA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

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PlayableSHASTA · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

8points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 459,897odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SHASTA?

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	Not listed

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.67%

Our own measure of how useful SHASTA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHASTA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

shastas10

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SHASTA scores

Scrabble s1h4a1s1t1a1 9

Words with Friends s1h3a1s1t1a1 8

Face value of the 6 tiles in SHASTA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
h	1	2
a	2	9
t	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.

Words starting with SHASTA

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1 longer words begin with SHASTA.

Shorter words from the letters in SHASTA

hasta8 stash8 tahas8 tassa5 aahs7 hass7 hast7 hats7 sash7 shat7 taha7 tash7 tass4 aah6 aha6 ahs6 ash6 has6 hat6 sha6 aas3 ass3 ats3 sat3 tas3 ah5 ha5 sh5 aa2 as2 at2 st2 ta2

Common questions about SHASTA

Is SHASTA valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHASTA is not in it.
How many points is SHASTA worth?: SHASTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SHASTA?: SHASTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHASTA:

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