SHETLANDS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHETLANDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSHETLANDS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHETLANDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful SHETLANDS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHETLANDS
No single letter turns SHETLANDS into another word.
How SHETLANDS scores
Scrabble s1h4e1t1l1a1n1d2s1 13
Words with Friends s1h3e1t1l2a1n2d2s1 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHETLANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHETLANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHETLANDS
- SHETLANDS 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 SHETLANDS
handless12 handsels12 handsets12 shetland12 nathless11 daleths11 handles11 handsel11 handset11 hassled11 slashed11 snashed11 stashed11 hansels10 hantles10 haslets10 hastens10 hatless10 sheltas10 snathes10 sneaths10 dentals8 desalts8 sendals8 slanted8 daleth10 dashes10 deaths10 endash10 halsed10 halted10 handle10 hanted10 hasted10 healds10 lashed10 lathed10 sadhes10 sashed10 shades10
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Common questions about SHETLANDS
- Is SHETLANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHETLANDS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHETLANDS worth?
- SHETLANDS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHETLANDS?
- No single letter can be added to SHETLANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHETLANDS:
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