SHMALTZ is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SHMALTZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHMALTZ?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHMALTZ is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHMALTZ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shmaltzyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SHMALTZ scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHMALTZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about SHMALTZ
- SHMALTZ gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHMALTZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Excessive sentimentality, especially in music, films or other art.
Shmaltz comes from Yiddish, where it originally meant rendered chicken fat, so the image is of something greasy and over-rich. Critics use shmaltz to complain that a piece tugs at the heartstrings too hard.
How SHMALTZ is used
Informal and usually critical; the spelling schmaltz is also common.
- The film drowned its good story in shmaltz.
- He played the old song with plenty of shmaltz.
- Critics dismissed the card verse as pure shmaltz.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHMALTZ and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHMALTZ
4 longer words begin with SHMALTZ.
Shorter words from the letters in SHMALTZ
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Common questions about SHMALTZ
- Is SHMALTZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHMALTZ, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHMALTZ worth?
- SHMALTZ is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHMALTZ mean?
- Excessive sentimentality, especially in music, films or other art.
- What letters can be added to SHMALTZ?
- SHMALTZ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHMALTZ:
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