SHOGUNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHOGUNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOGUNAL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOGUNAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOGUNAL
No single letter turns SHOGUNAL into another word.
How SHOGUNAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOGUNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOGUNAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOGUNAL
- All 8 letters of SHOGUNAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHOGUNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Relating to a shogun, a hereditary military governor of Japan.
Historians describe the shogunal government to mean rule by the shoguns, who held real power until 1868 while the emperor was the nominal ruler. A shogunal decree thus came from the military leader, not the throne.
How SHOGUNAL is used
Historical; used in writing about feudal Japan.
- The shogunal court sat in Edo.
- A shogunal edict closed the ports.
- Shogunal power ended with the restoration of the emperor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOGUNAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOGUNAL
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Common questions about SHOGUNAL
- Is SHOGUNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOGUNAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOGUNAL worth?
- SHOGUNAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOGUNAL mean?
- Relating to a shogun, a hereditary military governor of Japan.
- What letters can be added to SHOGUNAL?
- No single letter can be added to SHOGUNAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHOGUNAL:
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