SHEEPCOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHEEPCOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEEPCOTE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEEPCOTE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEEPCOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheepcotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEEPCOTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHEEPCOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEEPCOTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHEEPCOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A pen or simple hut for sheep; a word mostly found in place names and older country writing.
A sheepcote is smaller and plainer than a barn and often stands at the edge of a field. Farmers used it to protect lambs and ewes from harsh weather. The word sheepcote now turns up mostly in older English writing and in place names.
How SHEEPCOTE is used
An older, chiefly British word for a pen or shed for sheep, found in rural description and local names.
- The shepherd locked the sheepcote before the storm arrived.
- An old stone sheepcote stood beside the lane.
- The farm was named after the sheepcote on its north boundary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEEPCOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHEEPCOTE
1 longer words begin with SHEEPCOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEEPCOTE
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Common questions about SHEEPCOTE
- Is SHEEPCOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEEPCOTE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEEPCOTE worth?
- SHEEPCOTE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEEPCOTE mean?
- A pen or simple hut for sheep; a word mostly found in place names and older country writing.
- What letters can be added to SHEEPCOTE?
- SHEEPCOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHEEPCOTE:
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