Is “Shad” a Scrabble word?
Yes
SHAD
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Shad
/ʃæd/
noun
1.Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
2.The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).