SHOEMAKER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHOEMAKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOEMAKER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOEMAKER is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOEMAKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shoemakersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOEMAKER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOEMAKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOEMAKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOEMAKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A craftsperson who makes or repairs shoes and boots.
Before factories, every town had a shoemaker who measured feet and cut leather by hand. The trade appears in fairy tales and proverbs, such as the one about the shoemaker and his last. Many shoemakers today specialise in repair or bespoke footwear.
How SHOEMAKER is used
Refers to the trade or craftsperson; the same person is sometimes called a cobbler when repairing.
- The village shoemaker stitched a new sole onto my boot.
- She apprenticed as a shoemaker in Florence.
- Every shoemaker needs a good sharp knife.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOEMAKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOEMAKER
1 longer words begin with SHOEMAKER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOEMAKER
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Common questions about SHOEMAKER
- Is SHOEMAKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOEMAKER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOEMAKER worth?
- SHOEMAKER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOEMAKER mean?
- A craftsperson who makes or repairs shoes and boots.
- What letters can be added to SHOEMAKER?
- SHOEMAKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOEMAKER:
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