SHINOLAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHINOLAS 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.
s1h4i1n1o1l1a1s1
PlayableSHINOLAS · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHINOLAS?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful SHINOLAS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHINOLAS
No single letter turns SHINOLAS into another word.
How SHINOLAS scores
Scrabble s1h4i1n1o1l1a1s1 11
Words with Friends s1h3i1n2o1l2a1s1 12
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHINOLAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHINOLAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHINOLAS
- SHINOLAS 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 SHINOLAS
lashins10 shinola10 alisons7 sialons7 aslosh9 halons9 lohans9 nashis9 shoals9 sholas9 solahs9 alison6 aloins6 assoil6 salons6 sialon6 sloans6 snails6 solans6 hails8 hains8 halon8 halos8 lohan8 nashi8 noahs8 ohias8 shans8 shins8 shiso8 shoal8 shola8 sinhs8 slash8 slish8 slosh8 snash8 solah8 aloin5 anils5
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Common questions about SHINOLAS
- Is SHINOLAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHINOLAS is not in it.
- How many points is SHINOLAS worth?
- SHINOLAS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHINOLAS?
- No single letter can be added to SHINOLAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHINOLAS:
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