SHILLABER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHILLABER 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHILLABER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHILLABER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHILLABER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shillabersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHILLABER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHILLABER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHILLABER has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of SHILLABER
The 9 tiles of SHILLABER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHILLABER
1 longer words begin with SHILLABER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHILLABER
Showing 40 of 462. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHILLABER
- Is SHILLABER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHILLABER is not in it.
- How many points is SHILLABER worth?
- SHILLABER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHILLABER?
- SHILLABER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHILLABER:
Open SHILLABER in the Word Finder