SHIRTWAIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHIRTWAIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIRTWAIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIRTWAIST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIRTWAIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shirtwaistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIRTWAIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHIRTWAIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHIRTWAIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHIRTWAIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A woman blouse tailored like a man shirt, or a dress with a bodice cut in that style.
The shirtwaist became fashionable around 1900, when women entering offices and factories wanted practical clothes. A shirtwaist dress joins this top to a skirt, and the style survives in classic button-front dresses.
How SHIRTWAIST is used
Used mainly in American English and in fashion history.
- She wore a crisp white shirtwaist to the office.
- The shirtwaist was the uniform of working women in 1900.
- A shirtwaist dress suits both work and church.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIRTWAIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHIRTWAIST
4 longer words begin with SHIRTWAIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIRTWAIST
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Common questions about SHIRTWAIST
- Is SHIRTWAIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIRTWAIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIRTWAIST worth?
- SHIRTWAIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIRTWAIST mean?
- A woman blouse tailored like a man shirt, or a dress with a bodice cut in that style.
- What letters can be added to SHIRTWAIST?
- SHIRTWAIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHIRTWAIST:
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