What SHIELDINGS Means
SHIELDINGS is a form of SHIELDING, which means:
- noun: the act of shielding from harm
- noun: a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SHIELDINGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 I1 E1 L1 D2 I1 N1 G2 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In SHIELDINGS
391 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (3)
8 letter words (16)
DINGHIESDISHINGSEILDINGSHIDLINGSHILDINGSHINDLEGSLINISHEDLINISHESSHEILINGSHIELINGSHINDIESSHINDIGSSHINGLEDSHINGLESSIDELINGSLIDINGS
7 letter words (35)
DESIGNSDINGIESDINGLESDISHINGDISSINGEILDINGELDINGSELIDINGELSHINSENGILDSENGLISHHEILINGHIDINGSHIDLINGHIDLINSHILDINGHINDLEGHISSINGINISLEDINISLESINSIDESLINDIESSDEIGNSSEILINGSEISINGSHIELDSSHINDIGSHINGLESHINIESSIDINGSSIDLINGSINGLEDSINGLESSLEIGHSSLIDING
6 letter words (58)
DEIGNSDELISHDESIGNDIEINGDIESISDINGESDINGLEDISHESELDINGELDINSELSHINELSINSENGILDGILDENGLIDESGNEISSHELINGHIDINGHIEINGHINGEDHINGESHISSEDIDLINGINDIESINGLESINISLEINSIDEISLINGLIGNESLINISHNEIGHSNIGHEDNIHILSNISEISNISHESSDEIGNSDEINSSEISINSHENDSSHIELDSHIELSSHINEDSHINESSIDINGSIDLESSIGHEDSIGILSSIGNEDSILENISILENSSILINGSINGEDSINGESSINGLESLEIGHSLIDESSLINGSSNIDES
5 letter words (90)
DEIGNDEILSDELISDENISDESHIDINESDINGEDINGSEHINGEILDSELDINELSINGELDSGELIDGENIIGILDSGLEDSGLEISGLENSGLIDEHEIDSHEILSHENDSHIDESHINDSHINGEHINGSIDLESINDIEINGLEISHESISLEDISLESISSEILEISHLENDSLENGSLENISLIENSLIGNELINDSLINEDLINESLINGSNEIGHNELISNIDESNIGHSNIHILNISEINISSESDEINSEGNISEILSSENDSSENGISENSISHEDSSHENDSHIEDSHIELSHIESSHINESHINSSIDESSIDHESIDLESIELDSIENSSIGHSSIGILSIGNSSILDSSILEDSILENSILESSINDSSINEDSINESSINGESINGSSINHSSLEDSSLIDESLINGSLISHSNEDSSNIDESNIESSNIGS
4 letter words (113)
DEGSDEILDELIDELSDENIDENSDESIDIELDIESDIGSDINEDINGDINSDISHDISSEDHSEGISEILDEISHELDSELHIENDSENGSGEDSGELDGELSGENSGHISGIDSGIEDGIENGIESGILDGINSGLEDGLEIGLENGLIDHEIDHEILHELDHENDHENSHIDEHIEDHIESHILDHILIHINDHINGHINSHISNHISSIDESIDLEINGSISLELEGSLEISLENDLENGLENSLESSLIDSLIEDLIENLIESLIGSLINDLINELINGLINSNEDSNEGSNESHNESSNIDENIDINIDSNIEDNIESNIGHNILSNISHNISISEGSSEILSEISSELDSELSSENDSENSSESHSHEDSHESSHINSIDESIDHSIENSIESSIGHSIGNSILDSILESINDSINESINGSINHSINSSLEDSLIDSNEDSNIG
3 letter words (59)
DEGDEIDELDENDIEDIGDINDISEDHEDSEHSELDELSENDENGENSESSGEDGELGENGHIGIDGIEGINGISHENHESHIDHIEHINHISIDEIDSINGINSISHLEDLEGLEILESLIDLIELIGLINLISNEDNEGNIDNIENILNISSEDSEGSEISELSENSHESINSIS
2 letter words (17)
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