Is LAMPSHADE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAMPSHADE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAMPSHADE mean?
- noun
a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 9
L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for LAMPSHADE
Single letters that turn LAMPSHADE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of LAMPSHADE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LAMPSHADE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headlamps17
- headlamp16
- pelhams14
- ashamed13
- lamedhs13
- plashed13
- saphead13
- pelham13
- lampads12
- phaseal12
- psalmed12
- sampled12
- emdash12
- hasped12
- lamedh12
- mashed12
- pashed12
- phased12
- shamed12
- shaped12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- alephs11
- almahs11
- almehs11
- alphas11
- haemal11
- halmas11
- hamals11
- lampad11
- lamped11
- palmed11
- shamal11
- hemp11
- lampas10
- lashed10
- maples10
- plasma10
- sample10
- shaled10
- aleph10
- almah10
- almeh10
- alpha10
- amahs10
- amped10
- damps10
- ephas10
- haems10
- halma10
- halms10
- hamal10
- hames10
- heaps10
- helms10
- helps10
- hemal10
- pasha10
- phase10
- plash10
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