The word shrew is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • shrew n. Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
  • shrew n. Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).
  • shrew n. (Derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

24 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANY CERTAIN CHIEFLY DEROGATORY FAMILY ILL MAMMALS MOUSELIKE NAGGING NOCTURNAL NUMEROUS OF ORDER OTHER RESEMBLE SCOLD SHREWS SMALL TEMPERED THAT THE TRUE WOMAN

2 invalid words from 3 definitions

SORICIDAE SORICOMORPHA

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

EW RE REW SH

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ER WE

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

WERSH

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SCREW SHRED SHROW SPREW STREW THREW

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

SHEW

18 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SHREWD SHREWS SHREWED SHREWDER SHREWDIE SHREWDLY SHREWING SHREWISH SHREWDEST SHREWDIES SHREWLIKE SHREWMICE SHREWDNESS SHREWISHLY SHREWMOUSE SHREWDNESSES SHREWISHNESS SHREWISHNESSES

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

BESHREWS BESHREWED BESHREWING

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

BESHREW

15 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A HAWSER REWASH WASHER WHARES
+D SHREWD
+E HEWERS SHEWER WHERES
+I WISHER
+O HOWRES RESHOW SHOWER WHORES
+S SHREWS
+T REWTHS

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H REWS
-R HEWS SHEW
-W HERS REHS RESH

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 645 chance (0.16%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 3112 chance (0.03%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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