Is SHEARWATERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHEARWATERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHEARWATERS mean?
Shearwaters is a form of SHEARWATER.
- noun
long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SHEARWATERS
SHEARWATERS 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 SHEARWATERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sharewares16
- shearwater16
- haweaters15
- shareware15
- wheatears15
- wreathers15
- aweather14
- haweater14
- rewashes14
- swathers14
- weathers14
- wheatear14
- wreather14
- wreathes14
- hawsers13
- shewers13
- swarths13
- swasher13
- swather13
- swathes13
- thawers13
- washers13
- weather13
- wethers13
- whereas13
- whereat13
- wreathe13
- wreaths13
- seawaters12
- hawser12
- hawses12
- hewers12
- rewash12
- shewer12
- shrews12
- swarth12
- swathe12
- swaths12
- thawer12
- thraws12
- washer12
- washes12
- wether12
- wheats12
- wheres12
- wraths12
- wreath12
- harasser11
- hetaeras11
- seawares11
- seawater11
- shearers11
- strewers11
- swearers11
- sweaters11
- teawares11
- trashers11
- waterers11
- wresters11
- awash11
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