SHEATHBILL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHEATHBILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEATHBILL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEATHBILL is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEATHBILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheathbillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEATHBILL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHEATHBILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEATHBILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHEATHBILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A white, pigeon-like seabird of the sub-Antarctic coasts with a horny sheath at the base of its bill.
There are two species of sheathbill, and they live mainly by scavenging around penguin and seal colonies. Unusually for a shore bird, they lack webbed feet.
How SHEATHBILL is used
Used in ornithology and writing about Antarctic wildlife.
- A sheathbill picked scraps from the penguin colony.
- The white sheathbill looked more like a dove than a gull.
- Visitors to the island often see a sheathbill near the huts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEATHBILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHEATHBILL
1 longer words begin with SHEATHBILL.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEATHBILL
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Common questions about SHEATHBILL
- Is SHEATHBILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEATHBILL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEATHBILL worth?
- SHEATHBILL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEATHBILL mean?
- A white, pigeon-like seabird of the sub-Antarctic coasts with a horny sheath at the base of its bill.
- What letters can be added to SHEATHBILL?
- SHEATHBILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHEATHBILL:
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