Is SHANTYTOWN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHANTYTOWN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHANTYTOWN mean?
- noun
a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + Y (4) + T (1) + O (1) + W (4) + N (1) = 19 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 SHANTYTOWN
Single letters that turn SHANTYTOWN 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
Words you can make from SHANTYTOWN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anyhow15
- whatnots14
- showy14
- washy14
- whatnot13
- whys13
- noways12
- shanny12
- shanty12
- swanny12
- whatso12
- why12
- hasty11
- hotty11
- hoyas11
- hyson11
- noway11
- shawn11
- shown11
- snowy11
- swath11
- synth11
- tawny11
- thaws11
- towny11
- whats11
- wynns11
- yawns11
- tannoys10
- wantons10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- awny10
- haws10
- hays10
- hows10
- hoya10
- hoys10
- hwan10
- nyah10
- shaw10
- shay10
- show10
- shwa10
- sway10
- thaw10
- towy10
- wany10
- wash10
- ways10
- what10
- whoa10
- wynn10
- wyns10
- yawn10
- yaws10
- yows10
- annoys9
- anyons9
- astony9
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