Is SHIVS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIVS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SHIVS worth?

SHIVS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHIVS?

No single letter can be added to SHIVS to make another word.

SHIVS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. SHIVS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

s1h4i1v4s1

PlayableSHIVS · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

0hooks available

1 in 348,553odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SHIVS?

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

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.2

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.2%

Our own measure of how useful SHIVS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHIVS

No single letter turns SHIVS into another word.

How SHIVS scores

Scrabble s1h4i1v4s1 11

Words with Friends s1h3i1v5s1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in SHIVS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
h	1	2
i	1	9
v	1	2

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.

What stands out about SHIVS

SHIVS 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 SHIVS

shiv10 hiss7 his6 ish6 shi6 vis6 sis3 hi5 sh5 is2 si2

Common questions about SHIVS

Is SHIVS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIVS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SHIVS worth?: SHIVS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SHIVS?: No single letter can be added to SHIVS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHIVS:

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