SHUN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SHUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHUN?
| 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 SHUN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHUN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHUN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does SHUN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To deliberately avoid someone or something.
People shun others as a form of social punishment or to distance themselves from disapproved behavior. The practice appears across many cultures as a way of enforcing group norms without physical confrontation.
How SHUN is used
Implies a conscious, often prolonged, choice to keep away from someone.
- The village chose to shun the family after the scandal.
- She began to shun crowded places after the accident.
- His former friends shunned him following the betrayal.
- The community shuns gossip as a matter of principle.
- Shunning was once a common punishment in small towns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHUN
The 4 tiles of SHUN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHUN
23 longer words begin with SHUN.
Words with SHUN inside
4 words contain SHUN in the middle. Words that start with SHUN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHUN
Common questions about SHUN
- Is SHUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHUN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHUN worth?
- SHUN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHUN mean?
- To deliberately avoid someone or something.
- What letters can be added to SHUN?
- SHUN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHUN:
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