SHIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SHIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about SHIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The front part of the leg below the knee.
The shin is the bony ridge that runs down the front of the lower leg. It is one of the more sensitive areas of the body, since the bone lies close to the skin with little muscle for padding.
How SHIN is used
Commonly used when describing a knock or injury to the lower leg.
- She bruised her shin on the low coffee table.
- A sharp kick to the shin can bring even a strong player down.
- His shins ached after the long hike over rocky ground.
- The goalkeeper wore pads to protect his shins during the match.
- The cyclist scraped his shin when the bike toppled over.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHIN
The 4 tiles of SHIN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SHIN
Showing 24 of 71 words that begin with SHIN.
Words ending in SHIN
5 words end in SHIN. Useful as a back hook: play SHIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHIN inside
Showing 24 of 477 words that contain SHIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIN
Common questions about SHIN
- Is SHIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIN worth?
- SHIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIN mean?
- The front part of the leg below the knee.
- What letters can be added to SHIN?
- SHIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHIN:
Open SHIN in the Word Finder