SHEAF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHEAF 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 SHEAF?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEAF is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEAF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEAF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHEAF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does SHEAF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bundle of stalks of grain, tied together after cutting, or, more generally, a bundle of papers, arrows or similar objects held together.
In its original agricultural sense, a sheaf is formed when a farm worker or machine gathers cut stalks of wheat, barley or a similar crop and binds them together for easy handling and drying. Several sheaves are traditionally stood together in the field in a stook before being carried away for threshing. The word extended naturally to any similar bundle, so a sheaf of papers or a sheaf of arrows describes a group of flat or slender objects gathered and often tied together. The irregular plural sheaves, with the f changed to v, follows the same pattern as leaf becoming leaves.
How SHEAF is used
Used both in traditional descriptions of harvesting and, more broadly today, for any tied bundle of papers or similar items.
- The farmer stacked each sheaf of wheat against the barn wall.
- She handed the clerk a thick sheaf of documents.
- A carved sheaf of corn decorated the old harvest festival banner.
- He carried a sheaf of arrows slung across his back.
- The painting shows workers binding a sheaf in a golden field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEAF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHEAF
7 longer words begin with SHEAF.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEAF
Common questions about SHEAF
- Is SHEAF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEAF, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEAF worth?
- SHEAF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEAF mean?
- A bundle of stalks of grain, tied together after cutting, or, more generally, a bundle of papers, arrows or similar objects held together.
- What letters can be added to SHEAF?
- SHEAF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHEAF:
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