SHELTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHELTA 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 SHELTA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHELTA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheltasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHELTA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHELTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SHELTA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHELTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A secret language of Irish Travellers, built largely from altered Irish words.
Shelta is spoken among Travelling communities in Ireland and Britain, and it was long kept as a private speech for use among themselves. Its vocabulary reshapes Irish and English words by reversing sounds or swapping letters. Linguists record it as a cant rather than a full language, and its speakers also call it Gammon or Cant.
How SHELTA is used
Technical; used in linguistics and in writing about Irish Traveller culture.
- Linguists recorded shelta in the nineteenth century.
- The old man spoke shelta only with his family.
- Shelta mixes Irish roots with altered sounds.
- A glossary of shelta was published for scholars.
- She heard a few shelta words at the horse fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHELTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHELTA
The 6 tiles of SHELTA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SHELTA
1 longer words begin with SHELTA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHELTA
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Common questions about SHELTA
- Is SHELTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHELTA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHELTA worth?
- SHELTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHELTA mean?
- A secret language of Irish Travellers, built largely from altered Irish words.
- What letters can be added to SHELTA?
- SHELTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHELTA:
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