SHINESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. SHINESSES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept SHINESSES?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SHINESSES is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHINESSES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SHINESSES scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in SHINESSES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHINESSES has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SHINESSES

• The letter S appears four times in SHINESSES.
• SHINESSES 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 SHINESSES

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Common questions about SHINESSES

Is SHINESSES valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHINESSES is not in it.

How many points is SHINESSES worth?

SHINESSES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHINESSES?

SHINESSES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.