SHEARWATER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHEARWATER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEARWATER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEARWATER is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEARWATER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shearwatersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEARWATER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHEARWATER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEARWATER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHEARWATER mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A long-winged seabird that glides low over the waves, related to the petrels.
The shearwater gets its name from the way it skims the water, tilting from side to side with wingtips almost touching the surface. Shearwaters spend most of their lives at sea and come to land only to nest in burrows, often at night.
How SHEARWATER is used
Used by birdwatchers and in nature writing about oceans and coasts.
- A shearwater skimmed the swell beside the boat.
- Thousands of shearwater nest on the island each spring.
- The Manx shearwater travels across the whole Atlantic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEARWATER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHEARWATER
1 longer words begin with SHEARWATER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEARWATER
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Common questions about SHEARWATER
- Is SHEARWATER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEARWATER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEARWATER worth?
- SHEARWATER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEARWATER mean?
- A long-winged seabird that glides low over the waves, related to the petrels.
- What letters can be added to SHEARWATER?
- SHEARWATER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHEARWATER:
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