Yes. SHY is a valid word.
SHY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
SHY is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About SHY
SHY means bashful or timid, and as a verb it can mean to throw or to start back in fear, like a horse; its forms include SHIED, SHIES and SHYING. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and its S, H and Y are worth 9 points together. It is a reliable, familiar play when your rack is short on vowels.
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SHY scores 9 points
Before any bonus squares: S 1 + H 4 + Y 4 = 9. On a double-word square that's 18, on a triple-word 27, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: SHY as the first play
Later in the game, put the H on a 3L square and SHY is worth 17 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of SHY (1):
- ASHYof a light grey
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from SHY
Other forms of SHY (7):
Words that start with SHY:
- SHYLYin a shy or timid or bashful manner
- SHYERS
- SHYLOCKsomeone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
- SHYNESSa feeling of fear of embarrassment
- SHYSTERa person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- SHYLOCKSform of SHYLOCK: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
- SHYSTERSform of SHYSTER: a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- SHYLOCKEDform of SHYLOCK: someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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- SHYNESSESform of SHYNESS: a feeling of fear of embarrassment
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of SHY and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
SHY means timid, and also to throw something. It has no A, E, I, O or U.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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