SHELLINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHELLINGS 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 SHELLINGS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHELLINGS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELLINGS
No single letter turns SHELLINGS into another word.
How SHELLINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHELLINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHELLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHELLINGS
- SHELLINGS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHELLINGS
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Common questions about SHELLINGS
- Is SHELLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHELLINGS is not in it.
- How many points is SHELLINGS worth?
- SHELLINGS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHELLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SHELLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHELLINGS:
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