Is SHIRTWAISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHIRTWAISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHIRTWAISTS mean?
Shirtwaists is a form of SHIRTWAIST.
- noun
a blouse with buttons down the front
“in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + R (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SHIRTWAISTS
SHIRTWAISTS 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 SHIRTWAISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shirtwaist16
- trishaws14
- whatsits14
- swarths13
- thwarts13
- trishaw13
- whatsis13
- whatsit13
- wraiths13
- rawish12
- swarth12
- swaths12
- thraws12
- thwart12
- whists12
- wraith12
- wraths12
- shaws11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swath11
- swish11
- swith11
- thaws11
- thraw11
- whats11
- whirs11
- whist11
- whits11
- wisha11
- wrath11
- athirst10
- rattish10
- straths10
- tartish10
- thirsts10
- haws10
- shaw10
- shwa10
- thaw10
- wash10
- what10
- whir10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- satirists9
- sitarists9
- airths9
- rishis9
- sharts9
- shirts9
- shists9
- strath9
- straws9
- thirst9
- twists9
- waists9
- wrists9
- haw9
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