Shawny
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A showy perennial herb bearing white flowers, whose leaves are sometimes gathered and eaten as edible greens in the south-eastern United States.
“She gathered shawny leaves from the meadow edge to add to a simple salad that afternoon.”
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Y ending and SH start frame the word, the AW pattern in the middle is unusual and narrows guesses fast
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Worth 15 points, the W scores 4 and Y scores 4, giving this rare herb name an impressively high tile value
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