SHAWS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHAWS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAWS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAWS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAWS
Front hooks — 1
pshawsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHAWS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHAWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What stands out about SHAWS
- SHAWS begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHAWS mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectBritish
The leafy tops of a root vegetable, such as a potato or turnip plant.
Shaws names the green growth that shows above ground on plants like potatoes and turnips, separate from the sense of shaw meaning a small wood or thicket. Farmers watch the shaws for signs of blight or ripeness, since the state of that visible growth tells them how the crop underneath is doing before it is ever dug up.
How SHAWS is used
Dialect and farming usage in Britain, mainly about potato and turnip crops.
- The potato shaws had turned yellow by late summer.
- Blight spread quickly through the turnip shaws.
- Farmers cut the shaws before lifting the crop.
- Wilted shaws in the field worried the grower.
- She piled the cut shaws for the compost heap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAWS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAWS
The 5 tiles of SHAWS in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in SHAWS
21 words end in SHAWS. Useful as a back hook: play SHAWS onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHAWS inside
3 words contain SHAWS in the middle. Words that start with SHAWS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAWS
Common questions about SHAWS
- Is SHAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAWS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAWS worth?
- SHAWS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAWS mean?
- The leafy tops of a root vegetable, such as a potato or turnip plant.
- What letters can be added to SHAWS?
- SHAWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHAWS:
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