SHOP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOP?
| 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 SHOP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What stands out about SHOP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A building where goods are sold.
Shop meant a shed or workshop first, and selling came later, which is why a machine shop keeps the older sense. British English uses the word where America prefers store.
How SHOP is used
Countable. Also a verb: shopped, shops.
- A shop on that corner has failed four times.
- The word shop meant a workshop first.
- They shopped for an hour and bought nothing.
- A machine shop keeps the older sense of shop.
- Two shops on the same street sell the same thing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHOP
The 4 tiles of SHOP in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SHOP
Showing 24 of 64 words that begin with SHOP.
Words ending in SHOP
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in SHOP. Useful as a back hook: play SHOP onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHOP inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain SHOP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHOP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOP
Common questions about SHOP
- Is SHOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOP worth?
- SHOP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOP mean?
- A building where goods are sold.
- What letters can be added to SHOP?
- SHOP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHOP:
Open SHOP in the Word Finder