SHERIFFSHIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHERIFFSHIPS 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 26 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SHERIFFSHIPS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHERIFFSHIPS is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHERIFFSHIPS
No single letter turns SHERIFFSHIPS into another word.
How SHERIFFSHIPS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SHERIFFSHIPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHERIFFSHIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHERIFFSHIPS
- SHERIFFSHIPS 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 SHERIFFSHIPS
Showing 40 of 267. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHERIFFSHIPS
- Is SHERIFFSHIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHERIFFSHIPS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHERIFFSHIPS worth?
- SHERIFFSHIPS is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHERIFFSHIPS?
- No single letter can be added to SHERIFFSHIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SHERIFFSHIPS:
Open SHERIFFSHIPS in the Word Finder