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SHANTY

6 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SHANTY Means

  1. noun: small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  2. noun: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SHANTY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 A1 N1 T1 Y4.

Words Made From The Letters In SHANTY

71 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (9)

4 letter words (20)

3 letter words (30)

2 letter words (12)

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