SHOEBILL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHOEBILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOEBILL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOEBILL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOEBILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shoebillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOEBILL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOEBILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOEBILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOEBILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tall grey African wading bird with a huge, heavy, clog-shaped bill.
The shoebill lives in papyrus swamps of East Africa and stands very still while hunting fish. Its unusual beak and stare make it a favourite of birdwatchers and zoo visitors.
How SHOEBILL is used
Naturalists and travel writers mention the shoebill as a prized sighting in African wetlands.
- A shoebill stood motionless in the reeds.
- We travelled to Uganda hoping to see a shoebill.
- The shoebill snapped up a lungfish with its massive bill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOEBILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOEBILL
1 longer words begin with SHOEBILL.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOEBILL
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Common questions about SHOEBILL
- Is SHOEBILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOEBILL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOEBILL worth?
- SHOEBILL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOEBILL mean?
- A tall grey African wading bird with a huge, heavy, clog-shaped bill.
- What letters can be added to SHOEBILL?
- SHOEBILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHOEBILL:
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