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Is SHUNTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHUNTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHUNTS mean?

Shunts is a form of SHUNT.

  1. noun

    a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another

    “an arteriovenus shunt”

  2. noun

    a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

  3. verb

    transfer to another track, of trains

  4. noun

    implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

6

Letters

S (1) + H (4) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 SHUNTS

SHUNTS 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 SHUNTS

The 32 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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