SHELVINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHELVINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
s1h4e1l1v4i1n1g2s1
PlayableSHELVINGS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHELVINGS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful SHELVINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELVINGS
No single letter turns SHELVINGS into another word.
How SHELVINGS scores
Scrabble s1h4e1l1v4i1n1g2s1 16
Words with Friends s1h3e1l2v5i1n2g3s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHELVINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHELVINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHELVINGS
- SHELVINGS 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 SHELVINGS
shelving15 shingles12 helving14 english11 shingle11 sleighs11 elshins10 snivels10 singles8 elvish12 shives12 givens10 heling10 hinges10 neighs10 sleigh10 elshin9 levins9 livens9 nishes9 shiels9 shines9 sliven9 slives9 snivel9 visnes9 glisse7 gneiss7 ingles7 lignes7 sengis7 singes7 single7 slings7 elsins6 silens6 hives11 shive11 shivs11 ehing9
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Common questions about SHELVINGS
- Is SHELVINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHELVINGS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHELVINGS worth?
- SHELVINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHELVINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SHELVINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHELVINGS:
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