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Shins

s 1h 4i 1n 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of shin

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does shins mean?

noun

  1. the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

  2. a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

    Synonymsshin bone

  3. the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet

  4. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

    Synonymstibiashinboneshin bone

verb

  1. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

    Synonymsclamberscrambleshinnyskinstruggle

Definitions shown for shin, the base form of shins.

Is SHINS 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) Yes

How many points is SHINS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
s 1h 4i 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
s 1h 3i 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
s 1h 4i 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
s 1h 3i 1n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SHINS

Anagrams 1

sinhs

Words that end like SHINS

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

winstwinspinssinstinschinsgrinsskinsspinsthinsbinsdinsfinsginsinsbeginsmarginsoriginsbasinscabinsresinsrobinstoxinsbobbins
All words ending in -INS

Shins: quick answers

Is SHINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHINS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHINS worth?
SHINS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shins mean?
shins is the plural and third-person singular form of shin, which means “the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHINS?
You can make 19 shorter words from SHINS, such as HINS, HISN, HISS, NISH. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHINS?
SHINS rearranges into SINHS.