SHILLYSHALLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHILLYSHALLIES 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHILLYSHALLIES?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHILLYSHALLIES is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHILLYSHALLIES
No single letter turns SHILLYSHALLIES into another word.
How SHILLYSHALLIES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SHILLYSHALLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 4 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHILLYSHALLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHILLYSHALLIES
- The letter L appears four times in SHILLYSHALLIES.
- SHILLYSHALLIES 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 SHILLYSHALLIES
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Common questions about SHILLYSHALLIES
- Is SHILLYSHALLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHILLYSHALLIES is not in it.
- How many points is SHILLYSHALLIES worth?
- SHILLYSHALLIES is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHILLYSHALLIES?
- No single letter can be added to SHILLYSHALLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SHILLYSHALLIES:
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