Is SHEPHERDESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHEPHERDESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHEPHERDESS mean?
- noun
a woman shepherd
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + S (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 SHEPHERDESS
SHEPHERDESS 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 SHEPHERDESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shepherds18
- shepherd17
- herpeses13
- phereses13
- sphered13
- depresses12
- spheres12
- sheesh12
- speeders11
- heeders11
- heredes11
- sheered11
- herpes11
- sphere11
- depress10
- pressed10
- speeder10
- speered10
- heders10
- heeder10
- sherds10
- shreds10
- sheep10
- hehs10
- peeress9
- presses9
- deeper9
- peered9
- reshes9
- seeped9
- seshes9
- sheers9
- speeds9
- heder9
- heeds9
- herds9
- sheds9
- sherd9
- shred9
- heps9
- pehs9
- heh9
- shh9
- dresses8
- reseeds8
- seeders8
- perses8
- sepses8
- speers8
- sprees8
- deeps8
- heres8
- pedes8
- preed8
- sheer8
- speed8
- edhs8
- heed8
- herd8
- shed8
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