How many points is SHOTGUN worth in Scrabble?

SHOTGUN is worth 11 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept SHOTGUN?

SHOTGUN is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).

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SHOTGUN is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 11 points. SHOTGUN means "to shoot with a type of gun".

/ˈʃɒtɡʌn/

Pronunciation

A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
Example: Meat was cooked up within hours after the hunter killed the deer with his shotgun.
The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat.
Example: I call shotgun! (I claim the right to sit in the passenger seat.)
A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line.
Example: Elvis Presley was born in a two-bedroom shotgun in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Synonyms: scattergun, death seat

(smoking) To inhale from a pipe or other smoking device, followed shortly by an exhalation into someone else’s mouth.
To verbally lay claim to (something)
Example: I got a day off because I shotgunned it.
To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.

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verb

Valid NWL (US) Scrabble Word

to shoot with a type of gun

In a sentence: "They shotgun."

Check the Scrabble meaning of SHOTGUN. It scores 11 points.

Up to 12 highest-scoring shorter words using only the letters in SHOTGUN, without blank tiles.

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Is SHOTGUN a Scrabble word?: SHOTGUN is a valid Scrabble word in NWL2023 (US). It scores 11 points.
What does SHOTGUN mean?: to shoot with a type of gun
How do you use SHOTGUN in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They shotgun."
How many points is SHOTGUN worth in Scrabble?: SHOTGUN is worth 11 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept SHOTGUN?: SHOTGUN is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).