SHEILA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHEILA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEILA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEILA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEILA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheilasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEILA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHEILA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does SHEILA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalAustralian
An Australian informal word for a woman or girl.
Sheila came into Australian speech in the nineteenth century from the Irish girl's name Sheila, and it remains a marker of broad Australian slang. Many speakers now regard it as dated, and it is most often heard in jokes, films and affectionate stereotype. It has a male counterpart in the equally informal bloke.
How SHEILA is used
Informal; Australian and New Zealand slang, often seen as dated.
- A sheila at the next table ordered a meat pie.
- In the old film, the swagman asked about a sheila.
- He called every woman a sheila, which made her laugh.
- The slang dictionary lists sheila as Australian.
- Her gran still says sheila when she tells old stories.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEILA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHEILA
1 longer words begin with SHEILA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEILA
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Common questions about SHEILA
- Is SHEILA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEILA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEILA worth?
- SHEILA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEILA mean?
- An Australian informal word for a woman or girl.
- What letters can be added to SHEILA?
- SHEILA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHEILA:
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