SHERIFFDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. SHERIFFDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHERIFFDOM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHERIFFDOM is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHERIFFDOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sheriffdomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHERIFFDOM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHERIFFDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHERIFFDOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHERIFFDOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The office, rank or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
In Scotland a sheriffdom is a judicial district presided over by a sheriff, and the word is a formal name rather than a casual one. It can also mean the area over which any sheriff holds authority, or the period of his time in the post.
How SHERIFFDOM is used
Sheriffdom is used in legal and historical writing, notably about Scotland.
- The sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders covers several courts.
- He held the sheriffdom for ten uneventful years.
- Disputes within the sheriffdom were settled at the county court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHERIFFDOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHERIFFDOM
1 longer words begin with SHERIFFDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in SHERIFFDOM
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Common questions about SHERIFFDOM
- Is SHERIFFDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHERIFFDOM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHERIFFDOM worth?
- SHERIFFDOM is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHERIFFDOM mean?
- The office, rank or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- What letters can be added to SHERIFFDOM?
- SHERIFFDOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHERIFFDOM:
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