SHEMALE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHEMALE is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listSHEMALE · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 421,074odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SHEMALE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 54 / 100
54WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.71
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.43%
Our own measure of how useful SHEMALE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEMALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shemalesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHEMALE scores
Scrabble s1h4e1m3a1l1e1 12
Words with Friends s1h3e1m4a1l2e1 13
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHEMALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
Words starting with SHEMALE
1 longer words begin with SHEMALE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEMALE
almehs11 measle8 almeh10 haems10 halms10 hames10 heame10 helms10 hemal10 hemes10 shalm10 shame10 hales8 halse8 heals8 heels8 heles8 leash8 selah8 shale8 sheal8 sheel8 almes7 lames7 leams7 lemes7 males7 meals7 mease7 melas7 mesal7 mesel7 samel7 seame7 eales5 easel5 easle5 lease5 ahem9 haem9
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Common questions about SHEMALE
- Is SHEMALE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHEMALE is not in it.
- How many points is SHEMALE worth?
- SHEMALE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHEMALE?
- SHEMALE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHEMALE:
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