Is SHELDRAKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHELDRAKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHELDRAKE mean?
- noun
large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
- noun
Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + D (2) + R (1) + A (1) + K (5) + E (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 SHELDRAKE
Single letters that turn SHELDRAKE 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 SHELDRAKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kashered16
- sharked15
- harked14
- khedas14
- kasher13
- shaker13
- shekel13
- dhaks13
- kheda13
- ashlered12
- darkles12
- dekares12
- hakes12
- harks12
- lakhs12
- shake12
- shark12
- dhak12
- adheres11
- headers11
- hearsed11
- heralds11
- leakers11
- leashed11
- sheared11
- darkle11
- dekare11
- drakes11
- larked11
- leaked11
- slaked11
- hake11
- hark11
- lakh11
- healers10
- adhere10
- dasher10
- header10
- healed10
- heders10
- herald10
- lakers10
- lashed10
- leaker10
- rakees10
- shader10
- shaled10
- shared10
- slaker10
- asked10
- darks10
- dekes10
- drake10
- dreks10
- laked10
- raked10
- skald10
- skeed10
- ashler9
- haeres9
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