Is SHELFLIKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHELFLIKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHELFLIKE mean?
- adjective
resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf)
“shelflike table”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (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 SHELFLIKE
SHELFLIKE 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 SHELFLIKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elflike14
- shekel13
- elfish12
- filks12
- hikes12
- keefs12
- kiefs12
- sheik12
- kellies11
- flesh11
- shelf11
- filk11
- hike11
- keef11
- kefs11
- khis11
- kief11
- kifs11
- fellies10
- selkie10
- fehs10
- fish10
- kef10
- khi10
- kif10
- filles9
- selfie9
- keels9
- kills9
- leeks9
- likes9
- skell9
- skill9
- sleek9
- feh9
- feels8
- fells8
- files8
- fille8
- fills8
- flees8
- flies8
- heels8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shill8
- ekes8
- elks8
- ilks8
- keel8
- kill8
- leek8
- leke8
- leks8
- like8
- seek8
- sike8
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