SHIMAALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHIMAALS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHIMAALS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIMAALS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIMAALS
No single letter turns SHIMAALS into another word.
How SHIMAALS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHIMAALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHIMAALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHIMAALS
- SHIMAALS 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 SHIMAALS
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Common questions about SHIMAALS
- Is SHIMAALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHIMAALS is not in it.
- How many points is SHIMAALS worth?
- SHIMAALS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIMAALS?
- No single letter can be added to SHIMAALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHIMAALS:
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