Is TRANSSHIPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANSSHIPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANSSHIPS mean?
Transships is a form of TRANSSHIP.
- verb
transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 15 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 TRANSSHIPS
TRANSSHIPS 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 TRANSSHIPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- starships14
- tranships14
- transship14
- harpists13
- starship13
- tranship13
- harpins12
- harpist12
- hatpins12
- raspish12
- aspish11
- harpin11
- hatpin11
- parish11
- phasis11
- raphis11
- sharps11
- shnaps11
- spahis11
- staphs11
- thrips11
- pissants10
- spirants10
- arshins10
- shairns10
- shantis10
- tarnish10
- aphis10
- apish10
- harps10
- hasps10
- paths10
- piths10
- sharp10
- ships10
- spahi10
- staph10
- thrip10
- pissant9
- ptisans9
- rapists9
- spirant9
- sprains9
- sprints9
- airths9
- arshin9
- haints9
- shairn9
- shanti9
- sharns9
- sharts9
- shirts9
- shists9
- snaths9
- haps9
- harp9
- hasp9
- hips9
- pash9
- path9
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