SHUFTY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHUFTY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHUFTY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHUFTY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHUFTY
No single letter turns SHUFTY into another word.
How SHUFTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHUFTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about SHUFTY
- SHUFTY 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
Shorter words from the letters in SHUFTY
Common questions about SHUFTY
- Is SHUFTY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHUFTY is not in it.
- How many points is SHUFTY worth?
- SHUFTY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHUFTY?
- No single letter can be added to SHUFTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHUFTY:
Open SHUFTY in the Word Finder