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Is shiner a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shiner is a Scrabble US word. The word shiner is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1H4I1N1E1R1

Is shiner a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shiner is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1H4I1N1E1R1

Is shiner a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shiner is a Words With Friends word. The word shiner is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3I1N2E1R1

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6-letter words (3 found)

RHINES,SHINER,SHRINE,

5-letter words (16 found)

HEIRS,HERNS,HIRES,REINS,RESIN,RHIES,RHINE,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,SEHRI,SERIN,SHIER,SHINE,SHIRE,SIREN,

4-letter words (31 found)

EISH,ERNS,HEIR,HENS,HERN,HERS,HIES,HINS,HIRE,HISN,IRES,NESH,NIES,NISH,REHS,REIN,REIS,RENS,RESH,RINE,RINS,RISE,SEIR,SHEN,SHIN,SHIR,SHRI,SIEN,SINE,SINH,SIRE,

3-letter words (27 found)

EHS,ENS,ERN,ERS,HEN,HER,HES,HIE,HIN,HIS,INS,IRE,ISH,NIE,NIS,REH,REI,REN,RES,RIN,SEI,SEN,SER,SHE,SIN,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (12 found)

EH,EN,ER,ES,HE,HI,IN,IS,NE,RE,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 90 words from shiner according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shiner

shiner

Etymology

From Middle English schyner, equivalent to shine +‎ -er. Compare Old English sċīnere (“one who produces deceptive appearances, magician”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shīn'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪnə(ɹ)

Noun

shiner (plural shiners)

  1. One who shines; a luminary.
  2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
  3. (colloquial) A black eye.
  4. (colloquial) Raccoon eyes.
  5. (slang, dated) A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
  6. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
  7. Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
  8. A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
  10. (slang) A moonshiner.
  11. A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
    Synonym: convex
  12. (wine) A bottle of finished wine, without a label.

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References

  • “*shiner”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • shiner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • shiner Teleostei on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:shiner Teleostei on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Hiners, Hirens, renshi, rhines, shrine

Source: wiktionary.org