SHREWD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHREWD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHREWD?
| 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 SHREWD is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHREWD
No single letter turns SHREWD into another word.
How SHREWD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHREWD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about SHREWD
- SHREWD gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHREWD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Clever and quick to judge people or situations, especially in a practical way that brings advantage.
A shrewd person notices what others overlook and uses it wisely, whether in business, in politics or in everyday bargaining. The word suggests hardheaded sense rather than book learning, and it often carries a note of approval with a hint of caution. In older English shrewd could also mean wicked or sharp, and traces of that remain in phrases such as a shrewd blow or a shrewd wind, meaning a severe one.
How SHREWD is used
Common in general and business writing, usually as praise for sound practical judgement.
- She made a shrewd investment long before the market took off.
- The shrewd old farmer never sold his cattle in a hurry.
- He gave the stranger a shrewd glance before answering.
- It was a shrewd move to wait for the price to drop.
- A shrewd negotiator knows when to stay silent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHREWD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHREWD
7 longer words begin with SHREWD.
Shorter words from the letters in SHREWD
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Common questions about SHREWD
- Is SHREWD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHREWD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHREWD worth?
- SHREWD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHREWD mean?
- Clever and quick to judge people or situations, especially in a practical way that brings advantage.
- What letters can be added to SHREWD?
- No single letter can be added to SHREWD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHREWD:
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