SHULN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SHULN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHULN?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHULN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHULN
No single letter turns SHULN into another word.
How SHULN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHULN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does SHULN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Synagogues, the plural of shul, formed with the Yiddish plural ending -n rather than an ordinary added -s.
Shul, itself borrowed from Yiddish and ultimately related to the German word for school, names a single synagogue, and shuln simply extends that word to more than one such building or congregation. English usually pluralises a borrowed noun by adding -s, yet shuln keeps the grammar of its Yiddish source instead, joining a small set of loanwords that resist the ordinary English pattern. Writers describing Yiddish-speaking or strongly observant Jewish communities use shuln when referring collectively to several synagogues within a neighbourhood or city. Because the -n plural is unfamiliar to most English speakers, shuln appears mainly in writing aimed at readers already familiar with Yiddish vocabulary.
How SHULN is used
Used within Yiddish-influenced English writing about Jewish community life, referring to more than one synagogue.
- The old quarter once had a dozen shuln within a few streets.
- Many of the neighbourhood's shuln closed after the community moved away.
- She researched the history of several small shuln in the city.
- The map marked every one of the district's remaining shuln.
- Visitors toured the surviving shuln during the heritage walk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHULN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHULN
Common questions about SHULN
- Is SHULN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHULN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHULN worth?
- SHULN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHULN mean?
- Synagogues, the plural of shul, formed with the Yiddish plural ending -n rather than an ordinary added -s.
- What letters can be added to SHULN?
- No single letter can be added to SHULN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHULN:
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