SHEDDER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHEDDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEDDER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEDDER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEDDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheddersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEDDER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHEDDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does SHEDDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or thing that sheds something, such as a crab that is casting off its shell.
In fishing a shedder is a crab in the soft period around moulting, when it is especially prized as food. In figurative phrases it names someone who gives off tears or blood, as in a shedder of tears.
How SHEDDER is used
Shedder is used in seafood trade talk and in older literary phrases.
- The fishmonger said the shedder crabs had just come in.
- A shedder has a soft shell and is eaten whole.
- He was a reluctant shedder of tears in public.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEDDER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHEDDER
1 longer words begin with SHEDDER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEDDER
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Common questions about SHEDDER
- Is SHEDDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEDDER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEDDER worth?
- SHEDDER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEDDER mean?
- A person or thing that sheds something, such as a crab that is casting off its shell.
- What letters can be added to SHEDDER?
- SHEDDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHEDDER:
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