SHILLYSHALLIED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHILLYSHALLIED 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHILLYSHALLIED?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHILLYSHALLIED is to know. It scores 24 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHILLYSHALLIED
No single letter turns SHILLYSHALLIED into another word.
How SHILLYSHALLIED scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SHILLYSHALLIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 4 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHILLYSHALLIED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHILLYSHALLIED
- The letter L appears four times in SHILLYSHALLIED.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHILLYSHALLIED
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Common questions about SHILLYSHALLIED
- Is SHILLYSHALLIED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHILLYSHALLIED is not in it.
- How many points is SHILLYSHALLIED worth?
- SHILLYSHALLIED is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHILLYSHALLIED?
- No single letter can be added to SHILLYSHALLIED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SHILLYSHALLIED:
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