SHOGUNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHOGUNATE 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 SHOGUNATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOGUNATE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOGUNATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shogunatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOGUNATE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOGUNATE, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOGUNATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOGUNATE
- All 9 letters of SHOGUNATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHOGUNATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The office, rule or government of a shogun, the hereditary military leader of feudal Japan.
For centuries the shogunate held real power while the emperor reigned in name. Historians speak of the Kamakura, Ashikaga and Tokugawa shogunates as successive periods of rule.
How SHOGUNATE is used
Used in discussions of Japanese history before 1868.
- The Tokugawa shogunate kept Japan largely closed to foreigners.
- The shogunate collapsed after the Meiji Restoration.
- Samurai served the shogunate as a warrior class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOGUNATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOGUNATE
1 longer words begin with SHOGUNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOGUNATE
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Common questions about SHOGUNATE
- Is SHOGUNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOGUNATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOGUNATE worth?
- SHOGUNATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOGUNATE mean?
- The office, rule or government of a shogun, the hereditary military leader of feudal Japan.
- What letters can be added to SHOGUNATE?
- SHOGUNATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOGUNATE:
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