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Is SHOT a Scrabble Word?

Yes, SHOT is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and an adjective, most often meaning “the act of firing a projectile”.

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Is SHOT a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SHOT is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, and it has 4 anagrams: HOST, TOSH, HOTS, SOTH.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
7 pts
Words With Friends
6 pts
Anagrams
4
Familiarity
100th percentile

SHOT meaning and definition

SHOT has 4 common senses and works as a noun and an adjective. The most common meaning is listed first.

SHOT as a noun

  1. The act of firing a projectile.
  2. A solid missile discharged from a firearm.
  3. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.

SHOT as an adjective

  1. Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles.

SHOT Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

SHOT scores 7 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is H, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
S11
H43
O11
T11
Total76

SHOT on premium squares

On a double word square SHOT scores 14 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 21. Putting H on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of SHOT

4 words use exactly the same 4 letters as SHOT. See all anagrams of SHOT.

Unscramble SHOT: 13 words from its letters

The letters S, H, O, T make 13 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • so2
  • hot6
  • os2
  • ho5
  • oh5
  • soh6
  • sot3
  • tho6
  • hos6
  • ohs6
  • sh5
  • st2
  • to2

Words like SHOT

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Remove one letter from SHOT

  • hot6
  • sot3

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SHOT word facts

SHOT is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (O) and 3 consonants. It starts with S and ends with T. By corpus frequency, SHOT is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters S, H, O, T on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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SHOT Scrabble word FAQ

Is SHOT a Scrabble word?

Yes. SHOT is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does SHOT mean?

SHOT is used as a noun and an adjective. Its most common meaning is “the act of firing a projectile”.

How many points is SHOT worth in Scrabble?

SHOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble: S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1). On a double word square it scores 14, and on a triple word square 21.

How many points is SHOT in Words With Friends?

SHOT is worth 6 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of SHOT?

SHOT has 4 anagrams: HOST, TOSH, HOTS, SOTH. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in SHOT?

You can make 13 shorter words from the letters in SHOT, including SO, HOT, OS and HO.

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