SHINGLY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHINGLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHINGLY?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHINGLY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHINGLY
No single letter turns SHINGLY into another word.
How SHINGLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about SHINGLY
- SHINGLY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHINGLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with small, loose stones, as a beach is.
A shingly shore is noisy underfoot and hard on bare feet, unlike a sandy one. Bathers often complain of it while the sea itself stays clear.
How SHINGLY is used
Used in descriptions of beaches and river banks.
- We crossed the shingly beach in sandals.
- The shingly bank made the landing difficult.
- A shingly path led down to the cove.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHINGLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHINGLY
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Common questions about SHINGLY
- Is SHINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHINGLY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHINGLY worth?
- SHINGLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHINGLY mean?
- Covered with small, loose stones, as a beach is.
- What letters can be added to SHINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHINGLY:
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