Is LAMPSHADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAMPSHADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAMPSHADES mean?
Lampshades is a form of LAMPSHADE.
- 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
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 LAMPSHADES
LAMPSHADES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from LAMPSHADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headlamps17
- lampshade17
- headlamp16
- sapheads14
- slapdash14
- splashed14
- pelhams14
- ashamed13
- lamedhs13
- plashed13
- saphead13
- smashed13
- pashms13
- pelham13
- lampases12
- hapless12
- lampads12
- phaseal12
- plashes12
- psalmed12
- sampled12
- shamals12
- spasmed12
- emdash12
- hasped12
- lamedh12
- mashed12
- pashed12
- phased12
- shamed12
- shaped12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- hassled11
- mapless11
- plasmas11
- samples11
- slashed11
- alephs11
- almahs11
- almehs11
- alphas11
- haemal11
- halmas11
- hamals11
- lampad11
- lamped11
- mashes11
- palmed11
- pashas11
- pashes11
- phases11
- shamal11
- shamas11
- shames11
- shapes11
- shleps11
- splash11
- hemp11
- amassed10
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