SHINDY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHINDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHINDY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHINDY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHINDY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shindysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHINDY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHINDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about SHINDY
- SHINDY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHINDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A noisy disturbance, quarrel or uproar; also a lively party.
A shindy is the sort of racket that makes neighbours lean out of their windows, whether it is a loud argument, a scuffle in the street or a rowdy celebration. The word has a cheerful, old-fashioned ring and is mostly used when the speaker finds the fuss more comic than serious. Similar words with a related meaning are shindig and row.
How SHINDY is used
Informal and slightly old-fashioned; more common in British than in American English.
- The decision to close the pub caused quite a shindy in the village.
- There was a fine shindy next door last night.
- She kicked up a shindy when the bill arrived.
- The wedding turned into a proper shindy that lasted until dawn.
- Nobody wanted to start a shindy over a parking space.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHINDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHINDY
1 longer words begin with SHINDY.
Shorter words from the letters in SHINDY
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Common questions about SHINDY
- Is SHINDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHINDY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHINDY worth?
- SHINDY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHINDY mean?
- A noisy disturbance, quarrel or uproar; also a lively party.
- What letters can be added to SHINDY?
- SHINDY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHINDY:
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