SHELLINESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHELLINESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHELLINESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHELLINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELLINESS
No single letter turns SHELLINESS into another word.
How SHELLINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHELLINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHELLINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHELLINESS
- SHELLINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHELLINESS
1 longer words begin with SHELLINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHELLINESS
Showing 40 of 222. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHELLINESS
- Is SHELLINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHELLINESS is not in it.
- How many points is SHELLINESS worth?
- SHELLINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHELLINESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHELLINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHELLINESS:
Open SHELLINESS in the Word Finder