SHINKANSENS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHINKANSENS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHINKANSENS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHINKANSENS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHINKANSENS
No single letter turns SHINKANSENS into another word.
How SHINKANSENS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHINKANSENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHINKANSENS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHINKANSENS
- SHINKANSENS 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 SHINKANSENS
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Common questions about SHINKANSENS
- Is SHINKANSENS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHINKANSENS is not in it.
- How many points is SHINKANSENS worth?
- SHINKANSENS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHINKANSENS?
- No single letter can be added to SHINKANSENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHINKANSENS:
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