SHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHEN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about SHEN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 SHEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In traditional Chinese thought, the spiritual or mental aspect of a person, one of the vital substances alongside qi and jing.
Shen describes the part of a person linked to consciousness, mental clarity, and spirit in Chinese medicine and philosophy, distinct from the physical body. Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine still speak of calming or nourishing the shen when treating anxiety or poor sleep.
How SHEN is used
Used in discussions of Chinese philosophy, medicine, and culture.
- The practitioner said the treatment aimed to calm her shen.
- Chinese philosophy links shen to mental clarity and spirit.
- The book explains how shen, qi, and jing work together in the body.
- He studied shen as part of his training in traditional medicine.
- Poor sleep was blamed on a disturbance of the shen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHEN
The 4 tiles of SHEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHEN
8 longer words begin with SHEN.
Words ending in SHEN
10 words end in SHEN. Useful as a back hook: play SHEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHEN inside
19 words contain SHEN in the middle. Words that start with SHEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEN
Common questions about SHEN
- Is SHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEN worth?
- SHEN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHEN mean?
- In traditional Chinese thought, the spiritual or mental aspect of a person, one of the vital substances alongside qi and jing.
- What letters can be added to SHEN?
- SHEN takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHEN:
Open SHEN in the Word Finder