Is SHREWDEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHREWDEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHREWDEST mean?
Shrewdest is a form of SHREWD.
- adjective
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
“a smart businessman”
- adjective
acting with a specific goal
“the most calculating and selfish men in the community”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + R (1) + E (1) + W (4) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 16 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 SHREWDEST
SHREWDEST 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 SHREWDEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shrewed14
- shewers13
- wethers13
- shewed13
- shrewd13
- hewers12
- shewer12
- shrews12
- wether12
- wheres12
- hewed12
- strewed11
- wrested11
- hewer11
- shews11
- shrew11
- thews11
- threw11
- where11
- whets11
- westers10
- heders10
- reweds10
- sherds10
- shreds10
- stewed10
- swedes10
- tweeds10
- hews10
- shew10
- thew10
- whee10
- whet10
- ethers9
- resews9
- reshes9
- rewets9
- sewers9
- sheers9
- sheets9
- strews9
- sweets9
- theres9
- theses9
- threes9
- wester9
- wrests9
- heder9
- heeds9
- herds9
- rewed9
- sewed9
- sheds9
- sherd9
- shred9
- swede9
- tewed9
- tweed9
- weeds9
- hew9
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