SHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about SHIP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large seagoing vessel.
Ship is called she in traditional usage for reasons nobody has established, and the practice is now dropped by most newspapers and by insurers. The word itself is Old English.
How SHIP is used
Countable. Also a verb: shipped, ships.
- A ship of that draught cannot enter the harbour.
- The word ship is Old English.
- They shipped the order on the following day.
- Calling a ship she is now dropped by most papers.
- Two ships of the same class and different fittings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHIP
The 4 tiles of SHIP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SHIP
Showing 24 of 65 words that begin with SHIP.
Words ending in SHIP
Showing 24 of 452 words that end in SHIP. Useful as a back hook: play SHIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHIP inside
Showing 24 of 496 words that contain SHIP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIP
Common questions about SHIP
- Is SHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIP worth?
- SHIP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIP mean?
- A large seagoing vessel.
- What letters can be added to SHIP?
- SHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHIP:
Open SHIP in the Word Finder