SHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHORE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHORE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHORE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about SHORE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 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 SHORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The land bordering a sea, lake or other large body of water, or, as a verb, to support a structure with a prop so that it does not collapse, usually in the phrase shore up.
People walking along the shore stay close to the water's edge, whether it borders an ocean, a lake or a wide river, and the word covers sand, rock or any other kind of bordering land equally well. Builders and engineers use the separate verb sense quite differently, propping a weakened wall, ceiling or trench wall with timber or steel beams to keep it from collapsing, an action usually described as shoring up the structure. The same verb extended figuratively long ago, so a government can shore up a failing economy or a coach can shore up a weak defence, borrowing the image of adding support before something gives way. Coastal towns depend heavily on their shore for fishing, trade and tourism, making shore one of the most frequently used words in writing about coastal life.
How SHORE is used
Common in everyday and geographic writing for the edge of the sea or a lake, and, in the phrase shore up, for adding support to something weak or failing.
- They walked along the shore collecting shells at sunset.
- Waves rolled gently onto the sandy shore.
- Workers moved quickly to shore up the crumbling wall.
- The government tried to shore up confidence in the currency.
- Fishing boats lined the shore of the small harbour town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHORE
The 5 tiles of SHORE in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SHORE
22 longer words begin with SHORE.
Words ending in SHORE
15 words end in SHORE. Useful as a back hook: play SHORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHORE inside
16 words contain SHORE in the middle. Words that start with SHORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHORE
Showing 40 of 51. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHORE
- Is SHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHORE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHORE worth?
- SHORE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHORE mean?
- The land bordering a sea, lake or other large body of water, or, as a verb, to support a structure with a prop so that it does not collapse, usually in the phrase shore up.
- What letters can be added to SHORE?
- SHORE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHORE:
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