9-Letter Words With SHAN
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With SHAN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With SHAN 14 words
How often does SHAN appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 nine-letter words containing SHAN. They average 15.8 points, the best is HINDSHANK (20 points) and 42.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.8
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- e 21.4%
- k 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie14.3%
- ai7.1%
- ee7.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word containing SHAN
h 4i 1n 1d 2s 1h 4a 1n 1k 5
H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + D 2 + S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + K 5 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hindshank
- nouna cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg
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How many nine-letter words containing SHAN are there?
There are 14 nine-letter words containing SHAN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word containing SHAN?
HINDSHANK is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FORESHANK (19), SHANKBONE (18), REDSHANKS (17).
Which rare nine-letter words containing SHAN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HINDSHANK (20), SHANKBONE (18), SHANACHIE (17), SHANTYMAN (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.