Is SHMEARS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHMEARS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHMEARS mean?
Shmears is a form of SHMEAR.
- noun
(Yiddish) a batch of things that go together
“he bought the whole schmeer”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SHMEARS
SHMEARS 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.
Anagrams of SHMEARS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SHMEARS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- marshes12
- mashers12
- smasher12
- harems11
- masher11
- mashes11
- shames11
- shmear11
- haems10
- hames10
- harem10
- harms10
- herma10
- herms10
- marsh10
- shame10
- shams10
- smash10
- rashes9
- shares9
- shears9
- ahem9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- harm9
- hems9
- herm9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- marses8
- masers8
- smears8
- ashes8
- hares8
- hears8
- rheas8
- share8
- shear8
- sheas8
- ham8
- hem8
- meh8
- mares7
- marse7
- maser7
- mases7
- masse7
- mesas7
- reams7
- seams7
- smear7
- haes7
- hare7
- hear7
- hers7
- rash7
- resh7
- rhea7
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