Is SHEQELS a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — SHEQELS is a valid Scrabble word worth 19 points.
SHEQELS appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
SHEQELS — Definition
<sheqel=n>
Part of speech: a noun
SHEQELS — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
SHEQELS is worth 19 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| S | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Q | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| H | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | ||
SHEQELS in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how SHEQELS fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | SHEQELS valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | No |
| FISE | Spanish | No |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | No |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is SHEQELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHEQELS is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 19 Scrabble points.
What does SHEQELS mean in Scrabble?
SHEQELS is a noun as: <sheqel=n>.
How many points is SHEQELS worth in Scrabble?
SHEQELS is worth 19points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: E=1 (×2), S=1 (×2), Q=10, H=4, L=1.