SHEITEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHEITEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEITEL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEITEL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEITEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheitelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEITEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHEITEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 140,358.
What does SHEITEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wig worn by a married Orthodox Jewish woman.
Some Orthodox women cover their natural hair after marriage, and a sheitel lets them do so while keeping a polished appearance. Good sheitels are often made of real hair and styled by specialists.
How SHEITEL is used
Sheitel is a Yiddish word used in writing about Jewish life and customs.
- She bought a new sheitel for the wedding.
- The sheitel was styled to match her old hairdo.
- A shop on the street sells every kind of sheitel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEITEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHEITEL
The 7 tiles of SHEITEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHEITEL
1 longer words begin with SHEITEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEITEL
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Common questions about SHEITEL
- Is SHEITEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEITEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEITEL worth?
- SHEITEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEITEL mean?
- A wig worn by a married Orthodox Jewish woman.
- What letters can be added to SHEITEL?
- SHEITEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHEITEL:
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