Is SHIGELLA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIGELLA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIGELLA mean?
- noun
rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (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 SHIGELLA
Single letters that turn SHIGELLA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from SHIGELLA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- geisha10
- laighs10
- sleigh10
- sheila9
- laigh9
- gallies8
- hails8
- hales8
- halls8
- heals8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- leash8
- selah8
- shale8
- shall8
- sheal8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shill8
- gash8
- ghis8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- legals7
- ligase7
- silage7
- ahis7
- elhi7
- haes7
- hail7
- hale7
- hall7
- heal7
- heil7
- hell7
- hies7
- hila7
- hill7
- lahs7
- lash7
- shea7
- ghi7
- hag7
- allies6
- aegis6
- agile6
- gales6
- galls6
- gills6
- glial6
- glias6
- legal6
- sigla6
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
- hae6
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