Is SHIGELLAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIGELLAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIGELLAS mean?
Shigellas is a form of SHIGELLA.
- 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
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SHIGELLAS
SHIGELLAS 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 SHIGELLAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shigella12
- geishas11
- sleighs11
- sheilas10
- gashes10
- geisha10
- laighs10
- sleigh10
- hassel9
- hassle9
- lashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- sheila9
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- laigh9
- shags9
- sighs9
- gallies8
- glassie8
- ligases8
- silages8
- ashes8
- hails8
- hales8
- halls8
- heals8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- leash8
- selah8
- shale8
- shall8
- sheal8
- sheas8
- shell8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- slash8
- gash8
- ghis8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- sallies7
- glisse7
- legals7
- ligase7
- silage7
- ahis7
- elhi7
- haes7
- hail7
- hale7
- hall7
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