Is SHERPAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHERPAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHERPAS mean?
Sherpas is a form of SHERPA.
- noun
a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + A (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SHERPAS
SHERPAS 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.
Anagrams of SHERPAS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHERPAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phasers12
- phrases12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- pashes11
- phaser11
- phases11
- phrase11
- raphes11
- seraph11
- shaper11
- shapes11
- sharps11
- sherpa11
- ephas10
- harps10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- raphe10
- shape10
- sharp10
- rashes9
- shares9
- shears9
- epha9
- haps9
- harp9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- pash9
- pehs9
- aspers8
- parses8
- passer8
- prases8
- repass8
- spares8
- sparse8
- spears8
- ashes8
- hares8
- hears8
- rheas8
- share8
- shear8
- sheas8
- hap8
- hep8
- pah8
- peh8
- apers7
- apres7
- apses7
- asper7
- pares7
- parse7
- pases7
- passe7
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