SHILLALA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHILLALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHILLALA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHILLALA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHILLALA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHILLALA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHILLALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHILLALA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHILLALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A short, thick club or cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak, associated with Ireland.
The shillala is the stick of Irish stories and songs, carried for walking and sometimes for a fight. Its spelling varies a good deal, with shillelagh the best known form.
How SHILLALA is used
Shillala is an Irish-flavoured word, used in folklore, fiction and humour.
- He leaned on his blackthorn shillala as he walked up the lane.
- The old song mentions a shillala waved at a fair.
- A carved shillala hung above the pub fireplace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHILLALA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHILLALA
The 8 tiles of SHILLALA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHILLALA
3 longer words begin with SHILLALA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHILLALA
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Common questions about SHILLALA
- Is SHILLALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHILLALA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHILLALA worth?
- SHILLALA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHILLALA mean?
- A short, thick club or cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak, associated with Ireland.
- What letters can be added to SHILLALA?
- SHILLALA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHILLALA:
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