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SHUTS

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What SHUTS Means

SHUTS is a form of SHUT, which means:

  1. verb: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut“Close the door”
  2. verb: become closed“The windows closed with a loud bang”
  3. adjective: not open“the door slammed shut”
  4. adjective: used especially of mouth or eyes“he sat quietly with closed eyes”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SHUTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 U1 T1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SHUTS

13 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.

4 letter words (5)

3 letter words (3)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing SHUTS

SHUTS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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