SHMEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHMEAR 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.
Which word lists accept SHMEAR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHMEAR is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHMEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shmearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHMEAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHMEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SHMEAR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 SHMEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A generous spread of something soft, such as cream cheese, on a bagel.
A shmear is a Yiddish-American word that most often turns up at the bagel counter, where asking for a shmear means asking for a good layer of cream cheese. It also appears in the phrase the whole shmear, meaning everything that goes with a thing. As a verb, to shmear can mean to bribe someone or to flatter them.
How SHMEAR is used
Informal; best known in American, especially New York, speech.
- I would like a bagel with a shmear of cream cheese.
- The shmear was so thick it fell off the edge.
- He ordered the whole shmear, with lox, onions and capers.
- A shmear of butter was all the toast needed.
- She wanted the shmear on both halves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHMEAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHMEAR
The 6 tiles of SHMEAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SHMEAR
3 longer words begin with SHMEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SHMEAR
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Common questions about SHMEAR
- Is SHMEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHMEAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHMEAR worth?
- SHMEAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHMEAR mean?
- A generous spread of something soft, such as cream cheese, on a bagel.
- What letters can be added to SHMEAR?
- SHMEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHMEAR:
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