Is SHARPSHOOTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHARPSHOOTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHARPSHOOTER mean?
- noun
an athlete noted for accurate aim
- noun
someone skilled in shooting
- noun
a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + P (3) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 20 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 SHARPSHOOTER
Single letters that turn SHARPSHOOTER 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 SHARPSHOOTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shophars16
- thrashers15
- rhaphes15
- shophar15
- hoopsters14
- harshest14
- shatoosh14
- thrasher14
- thrashes14
- ephahs14
- rhaphe14
- hoopster13
- hotpress13
- pathoses13
- pharoses13
- phorates13
- potashes13
- pothoses13
- sharpers13
- sharpest13
- spathose13
- strophes13
- teashops13
- harsher13
- hearths13
- hoorahs13
- sheaths13
- ephah13
- arthroses12
- harpers12
- hoopers12
- phasers12
- phorate12
- phrases12
- poshest12
- pothers12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sharper12
- sherpas12
- spathes12
- strophe12
- teashop12
- tephras12
- thorpes12
- threaps12
- hashes12
- hearth12
- heaths12
- hoorah12
- horahs12
- rehash12
- sheath12
- shoosh12
- thrash12
- thresh12
- operators11
- earshots11
- hoarsest11
- orthoses11
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