SHELF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHELF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHELF?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHELF is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHELF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHELF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does SHELF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat, usually horizontal surface fixed to a wall or built into furniture, used for storing or displaying objects.
A shelf provides a flat, fixed surface for storing or displaying objects, and shelves are a basic feature of bookcases, cupboards and shops. The word also names a natural ledge or flat outcrop, as in a rock shelf or a continental shelf, the shallow seabed extending from a coastline before it drops into deeper ocean. In everyday speech, putting a plan on the shelf means postponing or abandoning it, a figurative extension of setting something aside on an actual shelf. The irregular plural shelves changes the final f to v, just as with sheaf and leaf.
How SHELF is used
An everyday word for storage furniture, also used geographically and figuratively for postponed plans.
- He built a wooden shelf for his collection of records.
- The books were arranged neatly on the top shelf.
- Fishermen know the waters over the continental shelf are rich in life.
- The project was put on the shelf when funding ran out.
- She reached for the jar on the highest shelf in the pantry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHELF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHELF
The 5 tiles of SHELF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHELF
13 longer words begin with SHELF.
Words ending in SHELF
2 words end in SHELF. Useful as a back hook: play SHELF onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHELF inside
2 words contain SHELF in the middle. Words that start with SHELF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHELF
Common questions about SHELF
- Is SHELF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHELF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHELF worth?
- SHELF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHELF mean?
- A flat, usually horizontal surface fixed to a wall or built into furniture, used for storing or displaying objects.
- What letters can be added to SHELF?
- SHELF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHELF:
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