SHOPPIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. SHOPPIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept SHOPPIES?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SHOPPIES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHOPPIES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SHOPPIES scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOPPIES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOPPIES has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SHOPPIES

• SHOPPIES begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SHOPPIES

1 longer words begin with SHOPPIES.

Shorter words from the letters in SHOPPIES

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Common questions about SHOPPIES

Is SHOPPIES valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOPPIES is not in it.

How many points is SHOPPIES worth?

SHOPPIES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHOPPIES?

SHOPPIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.