SHODDY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHODDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHODDY?
| 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 SHODDY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHODDY
No single letter turns SHODDY into another word.
How SHODDY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHODDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about SHODDY
- SHODDY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHODDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Badly made or of poor quality, showing little care or skill.
Originally shoddy was cheap cloth remade from rags, which explains why the word came to mean something flimsy dressed up as good. It is often used for workmanship and for careless behaviour.
How SHODDY is used
Used for goods, work and treatment of people, always as a criticism.
- The shoddy shelf collapsed within a week.
- She complained about the shoddy repairs.
- It was a shoddy way to treat a loyal employee.
- Shoddy goods were sold at the market stall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHODDY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHODDY
Common questions about SHODDY
- Is SHODDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHODDY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHODDY worth?
- SHODDY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHODDY mean?
- Badly made or of poor quality, showing little care or skill.
- What letters can be added to SHODDY?
- No single letter can be added to SHODDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHODDY:
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