SWEETSHOP is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SWEETSHOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWEETSHOP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWEETSHOP is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWEETSHOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sweetshopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SWEETSHOP scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SWEETSHOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWEETSHOP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SWEETSHOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A small shop that sells sweets and other confectionery.
In Britain the sweetshop is a beloved corner store where children spend pocket money on jars of sweets. American readers would say candy store. The word often carries a note of nostalgia.
How SWEETSHOP is used
Sweetshop is mainly British and often nostalgic in tone.
- The old sweetshop sold liquorice by the quarter pound.
- We stopped at the sweetshop on the way home from school.
- A bell rang as she entered the sweetshop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWEETSHOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWEETSHOP
1 longer words begin with SWEETSHOP.
Shorter words from the letters in SWEETSHOP
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Common questions about SWEETSHOP
- Is SWEETSHOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWEETSHOP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWEETSHOP worth?
- SWEETSHOP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWEETSHOP mean?
- A small shop that sells sweets and other confectionery.
- What letters can be added to SWEETSHOP?
- SWEETSHOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SWEETSHOP:
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