SHEPHERDS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHEPHERDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
s1h4e1p3h4e1r1d2s1
PlayableSHEPHERDS · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHEPHERDS?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful SHEPHERDS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEPHERDS
No single letter turns SHEPHERDS into another word.
How SHEPHERDS scores
Scrabble s1h4e1p3h4e1r1d2s1 18
Words with Friends s1h3e1p4h3e1r1d2s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHEPHERDS, 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 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHEPHERDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHEPHERDS
- SHEPHERDS 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 SHEPHERDS
shepherd17 sphered13 spheres12 herdess11 depress10 pressed10 spersed10 hesped12 phesed12 sheesh12 herpes11 pheers11 pheses11 sphere11 heders10 hersed10 sherds10 shreds10 herses9 reshes9 sheers9 speeds9 spreds9 spreed9 perses8 preses8 speers8 sperse8 sprees8 seders7 hesps10 pheer10 phese10 sheep10 heder9 heeds9 herds9 sheds9 sherd9 shred9
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Common questions about SHEPHERDS
- Is SHEPHERDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHEPHERDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHEPHERDS worth?
- SHEPHERDS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHEPHERDS?
- No single letter can be added to SHEPHERDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHEPHERDS:
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