SHEADING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. SHEADING 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept SHEADING?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SHEADING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHEADING

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

How SHEADING scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SHEADING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEADING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SHEADING

• All 8 letters of SHEADING are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 8 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

Anagrams of SHEADING

The 8 tiles of SHEADING in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with SHEADING

1 longer words begin with SHEADING.

Shorter words from the letters in SHEADING

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Common questions about SHEADING

Is SHEADING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEADING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SHEADING worth?

SHEADING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHEADING?

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