SHEPHERDESS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SHEPHERDESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHEPHERDESS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEPHERDESS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEPHERDESS
No single letter turns SHEPHERDESS into another word.
How SHEPHERDESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHEPHERDESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEPHERDESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHEPHERDESS
- SHEPHERDESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHEPHERDESS
1 longer words begin with SHEPHERDESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHEPHERDESS
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Common questions about SHEPHERDESS
- Is SHEPHERDESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEPHERDESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEPHERDESS worth?
- SHEPHERDESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHEPHERDESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHEPHERDESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHEPHERDESS:
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