Is SHOGUNATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOGUNATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOGUNATES mean?
Shogunates is a form of SHOGUNATE.
- noun
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + G (2) + U (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SHOGUNATES
SHOGUNATES 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 SHOGUNATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shogunate13
- toughness13
- gashouse12
- gunshots12
- hangouts12
- hostages12
- shotguns12
- stengahs12
- toughens12
- housesat11
- enoughs11
- gashest11
- gnashes11
- gunshot11
- hangout11
- hognuts11
- hostage11
- naughts11
- noughts11
- shoguns11
- shotgun11
- stengah11
- toughen11
- hastens10
- hausens10
- hotness10
- snathes10
- aughts10
- enough10
- gashes10
- ghauts10
- ghosts10
- gushes10
- hogans10
- hognut10
- hugest10
- naught10
- nought10
- oughts10
- sanghs10
- saughs10
- shogun10
- soughs10
- sought10
- thangs10
- thegns10
- thongs10
- toughs10
- outgases9
- ethnos9
- hanses9
- hasten9
- hastes9
- haunts9
- hausen9
- honest9
- hostas9
- houses9
- noshes9
- shoats9
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