Dictionary

Sheila

s ₁h ₄e ₁i ₁l ₁a ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Uncommon

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

What does sheila mean?

We don’t have a definition for sheila yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is SHEILA a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 SHEILA worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

s ₁h ₄e ₁i ₁l ₁a ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

s ₁h ₃e ₁i ₁l ₂a ₁

Wordfeud

9 pts

s ₁h ₄e ₁i ₁l ₁a ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

s ₁h ₃e ₁i ₁l ₂a ₁

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

Words from the letters in SHEILA

Best shorter words top 30 of 89

hails 8 hales 8 halse 8 heals 8 heils 8 leash 8 leish 8 selah 8 shale 8 sheal 8 shiel 8 ahis 7 eish 7 elhi 7 haes 7 hail 7 hale 7 heal 7 heil 7 hies 7 hila 7 lahs 7 lash 7 shea 7 ahi 6 ahs 6 ash 6 ehs 6 hae 6 has 6

See all 89 words made from SHEILA

Hooks for SHEILA

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sheilas

Sheila: quick answers

Is SHEILA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SHEILA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SHEILA worth?

SHEILA scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in SHEILA?

You can make 89 shorter words from SHEILA, such as HAILS, HALES, HALSE, HEALS. See the full list.