SHORAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHORAN 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 SHORAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORAN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shoransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHORAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHORAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does SHORAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalhistorical
A short-range radar system that fixes an aircraft's position from timed signals bounced off two known ground stations.
Shoran was developed in the Second World War and used for precise bombing and later for mapping and surveying over large areas. The name is a contraction of short range navigation. Satellite systems have long since replaced it.
How SHORAN is used
Technical and historical; used in aviation and surveying.
- The survey crew relied on shoran to plot their route.
- Shoran gave pilots a position fix in cloud.
- The museum displays an old shoran receiver.
- Mapping the coast with shoran took one summer.
- A shoran signal travelled to two ground stations and back.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHORAN
The 6 tiles of SHORAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHORAN
1 longer words begin with SHORAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORAN
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Common questions about SHORAN
- Is SHORAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORAN worth?
- SHORAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORAN mean?
- A short-range radar system that fixes an aircraft's position from timed signals bounced off two known ground stations.
- What letters can be added to SHORAN?
- SHORAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHORAN:
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