Is SHIPSHAPE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIPSHAPE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIPSHAPE mean?
- adjective
of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
“even the barn was shipshape”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + P (3) + E (1) = 19 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 SHIPSHAPE
SHIPSHAPE 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 SHIPSHAPE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phishes15
- ephahs14
- happis13
- ephah13
- phish13
- aphesis12
- hashes12
- happi12
- aspish11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shapes11
- spahis11
- shahs11
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- shape10
- ships10
- spahi10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hehs10
- shah10
- pipas9
- pipes9
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hips9
- pash9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- ship9
- hah9
- heh9
- shh9
- sepias8
- ashes8
- sheas8
- shies8
- apps8
- paps8
- peps8
- pipa8
- pipe8
- pips8
- hap8
- hep8
- hip8
- pah8
- peh8
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