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
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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