Is SHIRTTAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIRTTAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIRTTAILING mean?
Shirttailing is a form of SHIRTTAIL.
- noun
a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
- noun
fabric forming the tail of a shirt
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + R (1) + T (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SHIRTTAILING
SHIRTTAILING 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 SHIRTTAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stringhalt14
- starlight13
- thirsting13
- trithings13
- shirttail12
- airthing12
- airtight12
- hirsling12
- lathings12
- nilghais12
- rightist12
- ringhals12
- sharting12
- shilingi12
- shirting12
- shitting12
- straight12
- thirling12
- tithings12
- trashing12
- trithing12
- inthrals11
- nihilist11
- rhinitis11
- triliths11
- alights11
- alright11
- garnish11
- girlish11
- hailing11
- halting11
- hasting11
- hatting11
- hilting11
- histing11
- hitting11
- insight11
- largish11
- lashing11
- lathing11
- nilghai11
- sharing11
- tigrish11
- tithing11
- litigants10
- rattlings10
- ringtails10
- startling10
- striating10
- athirst10
- inthral10
- lithias10
- rattish10
- tahinis10
- tarnish10
- tartish10
- trilith10
- alight10
- aright10
- ashing10
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