Is SHREWISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHREWISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHREWISH mean?
- adjective
continually complaining or faultfinding
“a shrewish wife”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + R (1) + E (1) + W (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 SHREWISH
SHREWISH 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 SHREWISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whishes16
- whish14
- swisher13
- wishers13
- shrews12
- wisher12
- wishes12
- shews11
- shrew11
- swish11
- whirs11
- hehs10
- hews10
- shew10
- whir10
- wish10
- hisser9
- shiers9
- shires9
- heh9
- hew9
- shh9
- heirs8
- hires8
- shier8
- shies8
- shire8
- shris8
- weirs8
- wires8
- wiser8
- wises8
- wries8
- heir7
- hers7
- hies7
- hire7
- hiss7
- resh7
- sesh7
- sews7
- shes7
- shri7
- weir7
- wire7
- wise7
- wiss7
- her6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
- sew6
- she6
- wis6
- rises5
- sires5
- eh5
- ew5
- he5
- hi5
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