SHLUB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHLUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHLUB?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHLUB is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHLUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shlubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHLUB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHLUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What stands out about SHLUB
- The same 5 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 SHLUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A clumsy, unimpressive or socially awkward person, especially one regarded as lazy or unsophisticated.
Shlub, more often spelled schlub, describes someone seen as ordinary at best, lacking style, grace or ambition, often used with a mix of mild pity and gentle mockery rather than real hostility. Like shlep, the word comes from Yiddish, in this case shlub or zhlob, and it entered English informally through Yiddish-influenced American speech before spreading more widely. Calling someone a shlub usually points to their appearance, manner or lack of effort rather than to anything they have actually done wrong. The word is casual and mildly dismissive rather than seriously insulting, closer in tone to calling someone a slob than to a harsher term.
How SHLUB is used
Informal, chiefly North American; mildly dismissive rather than seriously offensive.
- He felt like a total shlub showing up in old jeans at the formal dinner.
- The film's hero starts out as an unremarkable shlub before his fortunes change.
- Nobody expected the quiet shlub in the back office to solve the problem.
- She teased her brother for being such a shlub about doing laundry.
- The comedian built his whole act around playing a lovable shlub.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHLUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHLUB
The 5 tiles of SHLUB in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHLUB
1 longer words begin with SHLUB.
Shorter words from the letters in SHLUB
Common questions about SHLUB
- Is SHLUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHLUB, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHLUB worth?
- SHLUB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHLUB mean?
- A clumsy, unimpressive or socially awkward person, especially one regarded as lazy or unsophisticated.
- What letters can be added to SHLUB?
- SHLUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHLUB:
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