SHIRS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHIRS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHIRS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIRS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIRS
No single letter turns SHIRS into another word.
How SHIRS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHIRS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What stands out about SHIRS
- SHIRS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SHIRS
The 5 tiles of SHIRS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in SHIRS
1 words end in SHIRS. Useful as a back hook: play SHIRS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIRS
Common questions about SHIRS
- Is SHIRS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHIRS is not in it.
- How many points is SHIRS worth?
- SHIRS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIRS?
- No single letter can be added to SHIRS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHIRS:
Open SHIRS in the Word Finder