SHINNERY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHINNERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHINNERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHINNERY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHINNERY
No single letter turns SHINNERY into another word.
How SHINNERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHINNERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHINNERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHINNERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A thicket of low scrub oak or similar stunted trees, found especially in the American Southwest.
Shinnery covers sandy plains where taller trees cannot take hold, and it can be hard to walk through. The word belongs mainly to Texas and neighbouring states.
How SHINNERY is used
Regional term in writing about the American Southwest and its rangeland.
- The cattle wandered off into the shinnery.
- Quail hide in the dense shinnery along the ridge.
- Ranchers cleared the shinnery to make room for grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHINNERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHINNERY
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Common questions about SHINNERY
- Is SHINNERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHINNERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHINNERY worth?
- SHINNERY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHINNERY mean?
- A thicket of low scrub oak or similar stunted trees, found especially in the American Southwest.
- What letters can be added to SHINNERY?
- No single letter can be added to SHINNERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHINNERY:
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