SHRI is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SHRI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRI is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shrisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHRI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHRI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does SHRI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A South Asian honorific placed before a person name to show respect.
Shri appears before the names of respected men in India and Nepal, much as a formal title functions in English. A related form honors women in similar fashion.
How SHRI is used
Placed directly before a name, much like a formal title in English.
- The invitation addressed him as Shri Gupta.
- Shri Rao delivered the opening speech at the ceremony.
- The plaque read Shri Ramesh Patel, founder of the school.
- Local newspapers referred to the elder statesman as Shri Nehru.
- Shri Kumar accepted the award on behalf of his team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHRI
The 4 tiles of SHRI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHRI
Showing 24 of 91 words that begin with SHRI.
Words with SHRI inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain SHRI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SHRI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRI
Common questions about SHRI
- Is SHRI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRI, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRI worth?
- SHRI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRI mean?
- A South Asian honorific placed before a person name to show respect.
- What letters can be added to SHRI?
- SHRI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHRI:
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