SHEPHERDLINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHEPHERDLINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHEPHERDLINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEPHERDLINGS is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEPHERDLINGS
No single letter turns SHEPHERDLINGS into another word.
How SHEPHERDLINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SHEPHERDLINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEPHERDLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHEPHERDLINGS
- SHEPHERDLINGS 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 SHEPHERDLINGS
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Common questions about SHEPHERDLINGS
- Is SHEPHERDLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHEPHERDLINGS is not in it.
- How many points is SHEPHERDLINGS worth?
- SHEPHERDLINGS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHEPHERDLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SHEPHERDLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SHEPHERDLINGS:
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