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Is SHADIEST a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHADIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHADIEST mean?

Shadiest is a form of SHADY.

  1. adjective

    quiet, dark, or concealed

    “her shady past intrigued him”

  2. adjective

    not as expected

    “there was something fishy about the accident”

  3. adjective

    of questionable honesty or legality

    “He established a dummy company through which he laundered vast sums of cash from shady middlemen and arms dealers”

  4. adjective

    filled with shade

    “the shady side of the street”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8

S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 SHADIEST

SHADIEST 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.

Anagrams of SHADIEST

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SHADIEST

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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