SHOULDST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHOULDST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOULDST?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOULDST is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOULDST
No single letter turns SHOULDST into another word.
How SHOULDST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOULDST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOULDST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOULDST mean in Scrabble?
other
archaic
The archaic second-person singular form of should, used with thou.
Shouldst appears in Shakespeare, the King James Bible and period poetry, always paired with the old pronoun thou. Modern English dropped it along with thou and thee, so it survives only in quotation or imitation.
How SHOULDST is used
Archaic; found in older literature and religious texts.
- Thou shouldst not speak so harshly.
- The verse says that thou shouldst love thy neighbour.
- If thou shouldst fail, try again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOULDST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOULDST
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Common questions about SHOULDST
- Is SHOULDST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOULDST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOULDST worth?
- SHOULDST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOULDST mean?
- The archaic second-person singular form of should, used with thou.
- What letters can be added to SHOULDST?
- No single letter can be added to SHOULDST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHOULDST:
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