Is SHLIMAZELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHLIMAZELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHLIMAZELS mean?
Shlimazels is a form of SHLIMAZEL.
- noun
(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + L (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 24 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 SHLIMAZELS
SHLIMAZELS 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 SHLIMAZELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shlimazel23
- zillahs19
- hazels18
- zillah18
- maizes17
- smazes17
- hazel17
- hazes17
- maize16
- mazes16
- smaze16
- haze16
- assize15
- lazies15
- seizas15
- maze15
- lazes14
- seiza14
- sizes14
- zeals14
- zills14
- smallish13
- laze13
- size13
- zeal13
- zill13
- mashies12
- messiah12
- sez12
- zas12
- almehs11
- hiemal11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- shames11
- za11
- mailless10
- sheilas10
- almeh10
- haems10
- halms10
- hames10
- helms10
- hemal10
- shame10
- shams10
- shims10
- smash10
- aimless9
- samiels9
- seismal9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- lashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- sheila9
- shells9
- shiels9
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