Is SHAREWARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHAREWARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHAREWARES mean?
Sharewares is a form of SHAREWARE.
- noun
software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SHAREWARES
SHAREWARES 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 SHAREWARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shareware15
- rewashes14
- hawsers13
- shewers13
- swasher13
- washers13
- whereas13
- hawser12
- hawses12
- hewers12
- rewash12
- shewer12
- shrews12
- washer12
- washes12
- wheres12
- harasser11
- seawares11
- shearers11
- swearers11
- awash11
- hawse11
- hewer11
- shaws11
- shews11
- shrew11
- shwas11
- swash11
- where11
- hearers10
- hearses10
- rashers10
- rehears10
- rewears10
- seaware10
- sharers10
- shearer10
- swearer10
- wearers10
- haws10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- waah10
- wash10
- whee10
- haeres9
- harass9
- hearer9
- hearse9
- rasher9
- rashes9
- rehear9
- resaws9
- resews9
- reshes9
- rewear9
- sawers9
- seesaw9
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