Is SHIPBUILDINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIPBUILDINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIPBUILDINGS mean?
Shipbuildings is a form of SHIPBUILDING.
- noun
the construction of ships
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) + B (3) + U (1) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 22 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 SHIPBUILDINGS
SHIPBUILDINGS 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 SHIPBUILDINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shipbuilding21
- publishings19
- publishing18
- guildships17
- guildship16
- sphingids16
- bushpigs16
- sphingid15
- bushpig15
- blushing14
- bushings14
- gunships14
- sulphids14
- publish14
- sibship14
- buildings13
- subsiding13
- hildings13
- shindigs13
- bushing13
- ghiblis13
- gunship13
- pishing13
- pushing13
- sulphid13
- building12
- shilingi12
- slushing12
- dishing12
- hidings12
- hilding12
- huipils12
- shindig12
- unships12
- upbinds12
- ghibli12
- hispid12
- blissing11
- lispings11
- siblings11
- spilings11
- dupings11
- hissing11
- lushing11
- pidgins11
- pinguid11
- bluish11
- hiding11
- huipil11
- punish11
- shlubs11
- unship11
- upbind11
- disusing10
- bluings10
- busings10
- bussing10
- insipid10
- lisping10
- pilings10
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