SHRUB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHRUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRUB?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRUB is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shrubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHRUB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHRUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What stands out about SHRUB
- The same 5 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 SHRUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with several stems branching from near the ground rather than one central trunk.
A shrub sits between a small plant and a full tree in size, forming a dense, bushy shape because it grows several woody stems from the base instead of a single trunk. Gardeners use shrubs to fill borders, form hedges or add structure to a garden that lasts through the seasons, unlike many flowering plants that die back each year. The word also names, separately, a drink made from fruit juice, sugar and vinegar, once used to preserve fruit flavour before refrigeration and now enjoying renewed popularity in cocktails. Botanically, the line between a large shrub and a small tree is not always sharp and depends partly on how a particular plant is pruned or grown.
How SHRUB is used
Common in everyday gardening and botanical writing.
- They planted a row of flowering shrubs along the fence.
- The garden was full of neatly trimmed shrubs and hedges.
- A tall shrub blocked the view from the kitchen window.
- The bartender mixed a raspberry shrub into the cocktail.
- Deer had eaten the leaves off the young shrub overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHRUB
The 5 tiles of SHRUB in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHRUB
15 longer words begin with SHRUB.
Words ending in SHRUB
2 words end in SHRUB. Useful as a back hook: play SHRUB onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHRUB inside
6 words contain SHRUB in the middle. Words that start with SHRUB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRUB
Common questions about SHRUB
- Is SHRUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRUB, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRUB worth?
- SHRUB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRUB mean?
- A woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with several stems branching from near the ground rather than one central trunk.
- What letters can be added to SHRUB?
- SHRUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHRUB:
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