SHIRTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHIRTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHIRTY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIRTY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIRTY
No single letter turns SHIRTY into another word.
How SHIRTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHIRTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SHIRTY
- SHIRTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SHIRTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformal
Bad-tempered or annoyed, especially in a way that shows in how you speak.
A shirty person is irritable and short with others, usually because something has annoyed them. The word is typical of British speech and carries a sense of grumpiness rather than real rage. It is often used in the phrase get shirty with someone.
How SHIRTY is used
British informal; common in speech and in lighter writing.
- There is no need to get shirty with me.
- He grew shirty when asked about the delay.
- She gave a shirty reply and left the room.
- The waiter turned shirty after a long shift.
- We all get shirty when we are tired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHIRTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHIRTY
The 6 tiles of SHIRTY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIRTY
Common questions about SHIRTY
- Is SHIRTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIRTY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIRTY worth?
- SHIRTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHIRTY mean?
- Bad-tempered or annoyed, especially in a way that shows in how you speak.
- What letters can be added to SHIRTY?
- No single letter can be added to SHIRTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHIRTY:
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