Is SHINDIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHINDIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHINDIES mean?
Shindies is a form of SHINDY.
- noun
a large and noisy party of people
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (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 SHINDIES
SHINDIES 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 SHINDIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deshis10
- dishes10
- hissed10
- shends10
- shined10
- shines9
- deshi9
- hides9
- hinds9
- sheds9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- insides8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinhs8
- dish8
- edhs8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- shed8
- sidh8
- diesis7
- indies7
- inside7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hiss7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- shin7
- sinh7
- edh7
- hid7
- niseis6
- seisin6
- desis6
- dines6
- indie6
- nides6
- sends6
- sides6
- sneds6
- snide6
- hen6
- hes6
- hie6
- hin6
- his6
- she6
- issei5
- nisei5
- sines5
- deni5
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