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Shaw

s 1h 4a 1w 4

About 1 syllable

noun · 4 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does shaw mean?

noun

  1. United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)

    Synonymsartie shawarthur jacob arshawsky

  2. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)

    Synonymshenry wheeler shawjosh billings

  3. United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)

    Synonymsanna howard shaw

  4. British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)

    Synonymsgeorge bernard shaw

Is SHAW a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SHAW worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1h 4a 1w 4

Words With Friends

9 pts
s 1h 3a 1w 4

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1h 4a 1w 4

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
s 1h 3a 1w 5

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SHAW

Anagrams 3

hawsshwawash

Hooks for SHAW

Add one letter to the front or back of SHAW to make another word.

Front hooks

pshaw

Back hooks

shawlshawmshawnshaws

Words that end like SHAW

Common words that share the ending -AW, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

drawlawrawsawflawstrawclawgnawthawcawjawpawwithdrawguffawjigsawoutlawredrawseesawforesawhacksawjackdawoversawchainsawoverdraw
All words ending in -AW

Shaw: quick answers

Is SHAW a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHAW is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHAW worth?
SHAW scores 10 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shaw mean?
As a noun, shaw means “United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHAW?
You can make 13 shorter words from SHAW, such as HAW, WHA, AHS, ASH. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHAW?
SHAW rearranges into HAWS, SHWA, WASH.