shanghai

VERBNOUN /ʃæŋhaɪ/

8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

shanghai is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1H4A1N1G2H4A1I1

1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45

MEANING

What does shanghai mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE

Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.

“The men were shanghaied after being drugged”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NOUN · 1 SENSE

The largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world.