SHRINE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHRINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRINE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRINE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHRINE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about SHRINE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SHRINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A holy place or container dedicated to a god, saint or sacred object, where people come to pray or pay respect.
A shrine can be as grand as a cathedral chapel or as small as a roadside niche with a candle. It may hold a relic, a statue or the tomb of a revered person. The word is also used for any place honoured because of its memories, as in a shrine to a famous musician.
How SHRINE is used
Used in religious writing and figuratively for honoured places.
- Pilgrims walked for days to reach the shrine.
- A tiny shrine stood beside the mountain path.
- The fan turned his room into a shrine to the singer.
- Flowers were left at the shrine every morning.
- The saint's bones lie in the shrine behind the altar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHRINE
The 6 tiles of SHRINE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHRINE
3 longer words begin with SHRINE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRINE
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Common questions about SHRINE
- Is SHRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRINE worth?
- SHRINE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRINE mean?
- A holy place or container dedicated to a god, saint or sacred object, where people come to pray or pay respect.
- What letters can be added to SHRINE?
- SHRINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHRINE:
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