SHAVELINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHAVELINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SHAVELINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAVELINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAVELINGS
No single letter turns SHAVELINGS into another word.
How SHAVELINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHAVELINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAVELINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHAVELINGS
- SHAVELINGS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHAVELINGS
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Common questions about SHAVELINGS
- Is SHAVELINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAVELINGS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAVELINGS worth?
- SHAVELINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHAVELINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SHAVELINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHAVELINGS:
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