SHINGUARDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHINGUARDS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1h4i1n1g2u1a1r1d2s1
PlayableSHINGUARDS · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHINGUARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful SHINGUARDS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHINGUARDS
No single letter turns SHINGUARDS into another word.
How SHINGUARDS scores
Scrabble s1h4i1n1g2u1a1r1d2s1 15
Words with Friends s1h3i1n2g3u2a1r1d2s1 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHINGUARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHINGUARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHINGUARDS
- SHINGUARDS 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 SHINGUARDS
shinguard14 dishrags13 shadings13 rushings12 sharings12 guisards10 assuring9 sundaris9 dashing12 dishrag12 durgahs12 dushing12 hauding12 shading12 anguish11 dhurnas11 garnish11 guarish11 hausing11 nuraghi11 nurdish11 nurhags11 rashing11 rushing11 sandhis11 sashing11 shairds11 sharing11 arshins10 shairns10 unhairs10 audings9 darings9 dauring9 durgans9 gradins9 guisard9 sudsing9 ungirds9 airguns8
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Common questions about SHINGUARDS
- Is SHINGUARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHINGUARDS is not in it.
- How many points is SHINGUARDS worth?
- SHINGUARDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHINGUARDS?
- No single letter can be added to SHINGUARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHINGUARDS:
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