SHILLYSHALLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHILLYSHALLY 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 SHILLYSHALLY?
| 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 SHILLYSHALLY is to know. It scores 24 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHILLYSHALLY
No single letter turns SHILLYSHALLY into another word.
How SHILLYSHALLY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SHILLYSHALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 4 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHILLYSHALLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHILLYSHALLY
- The letter L appears four times in SHILLYSHALLY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHILLYSHALLY
1 longer words begin with SHILLYSHALLY.
Shorter words from the letters in SHILLYSHALLY
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Common questions about SHILLYSHALLY
- Is SHILLYSHALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHILLYSHALLY is not in it.
- How many points is SHILLYSHALLY worth?
- SHILLYSHALLY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHILLYSHALLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHILLYSHALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SHILLYSHALLY:
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