SHOREWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHOREWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOREWARD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOREWARD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOREWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shorewardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOREWARD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOREWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOREWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOREWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In the direction of the land from the water.
Sailors and writers use shoreward to describe movement from open water towards the coast. It can also work as an adjective, as in a shoreward breeze. The opposite idea is expressed by seaward.
How SHOREWARD is used
Common in nautical and coastal descriptions of movement or wind direction.
- The waves rolled shoreward in long, steady lines.
- The lifeboat turned shoreward as the fog thickened.
- We watched the swimmers head shoreward after the whistle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOREWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOREWARD
1 longer words begin with SHOREWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOREWARD
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Common questions about SHOREWARD
- Is SHOREWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOREWARD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOREWARD worth?
- SHOREWARD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOREWARD mean?
- In the direction of the land from the water.
- What letters can be added to SHOREWARD?
- SHOREWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOREWARD:
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