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What does shamus mean? Is shamus a Scrabble word?

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Is shamus a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shamus is a Scrabble US word. The word shamus is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

S1H4A1M3U1S1

Is shamus a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shamus is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

S1H4A1M3U1S1

Is shamus a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shamus is a Words With Friends word. The word shamus is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3A1M4U2S1

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6-letter words (2 found)

SAMSHU,SHAMUS,

5-letter words (6 found)

HUMAS,MASUS,MUSHA,SHAMS,SMASH,SMUSH,

4-letter words (15 found)

AMUS,HAMS,HASS,HUMA,HUMS,HUSS,MASH,MASS,MASU,MUSH,MUSS,SAMS,SASH,SHAM,SUMS,

3-letter words (16 found)

AHS,AMU,ASH,ASS,HAM,HAS,HUM,MAS,MUS,SAM,SAU,SHA,SMA,SUM,SUS,UMS,

2-letter words (11 found)

AH,AM,AS,HA,HM,MA,MU,SH,UH,UM,US,

You can make 50 words from shamus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shamus

shamus

Etymology

Said to be from the Irish name Séamus, on account of many American police officers being of Irish descent.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shä'məs, IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːməs/
  • enPR: shā'məs, IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪməs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪməs
  • Homophones: Séamus (of -ā-/-eɪ-/-eI- pronunciation)

Noun

shamus (plural shamuses)

  1. (US, slang) A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective.

Anagrams

  • samshu

Ido

Verb

shamus

  1. conditional of shamar

Source: wiktionary.org