Is SHABBILY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHABBILY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHABBILY mean?
- adverb
so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated
“a shabbily dressed man”
- adverb
in a mean and ungenerous manner
“the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + B (3) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 SHABBILY
SHABBILY 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 SHABBILY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- babyish17
- shabby16
- slabby13
- bilby12
- bialys11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shily11
- baby11
- bialy10
- blahs10
- sahib10
- sibyl10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
- blabs9
- ably9
- abys9
- bash9
- bays9
- bish9
- blah9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
- hails8
- bibs8
- blab8
- sibb8
- aby8
- bah8
- bay8
- bys8
- bails7
- basil7
- ahis7
- hail7
- hila7
- lahs7
- lash7
- lays7
- slay7
- syli7
- bib7
- by7
- albs6
- bail6
- bals6
- bias6
- isba6
- labs6
- libs6
- slab6
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
- ays6
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