What SHROUDS Means
SHROUDS is a form of SHROUD, which means:
- noun: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- noun: (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- verb: cover as if with a shroud“The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery”
- verb: form a cover like a shroud“Mist shrouded the castle”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SHROUDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 R1 O1 U1 D2 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In SHROUDS
87 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.
6 letter words (3)
5 letter words (11)
4 letter words (33)
DOHSDORSDOSHDOSSDOURDSOSDUOSDURODUSHHODSHORSHOSSHOURHUSOHUSSORDSOUDSOURSRHOSRHUSRODSRUDSRUSHSHODSODSSOHSSORDSOURSOUSSUDSSURDUDOSURDS
3 letter words (28)
2 letter words (12)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.