SHUNPIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SHUNPIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHUNPIKE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHUNPIKE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHUNPIKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHUNPIKE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHUNPIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHUNPIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHUNPIKE
- All 8 letters of SHUNPIKE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHUNPIKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A side road used to avoid a toll road or motorway.
A shunpike is slower but free, and drivers take it when they want to avoid fees or enjoy a quieter drive. The word is also a verb for travelling that way.
How SHUNPIKE is used
Shunpike is chiefly American, and is the choice of drivers who prefer back roads to the highway.
- We took the old shunpike to dodge the toll booths.
- The shunpike wound past farms and small white churches.
- Many travellers shunpike through the hills just for the view.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHUNPIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHUNPIKE
4 longer words begin with SHUNPIKE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHUNPIKE
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Common questions about SHUNPIKE
- Is SHUNPIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHUNPIKE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHUNPIKE worth?
- SHUNPIKE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHUNPIKE mean?
- A side road used to avoid a toll road or motorway.
- What letters can be added to SHUNPIKE?
- SHUNPIKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHUNPIKE:
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