SHOEHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHOEHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOEHORN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOEHORN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOEHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shoehornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOEHORN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOEHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOEHORN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOEHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smooth curved tool slipped behind the heel to help a foot slide into a snug shoe.
A long shoehorn spares you from bending down and from crushing the back of the shoe. As a verb the word describes squeezing something into a space that is really too small.
How SHOEHORN is used
Used both for the household tool and, as a verb, for cramming things in.
- She kept a brass shoehorn by the front door.
- Without a shoehorn the new boots were impossible to put on.
- The designers tried to shoehorn six seats into the tiny van.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOEHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOEHORN
3 longer words begin with SHOEHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOEHORN
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Common questions about SHOEHORN
- Is SHOEHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOEHORN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOEHORN worth?
- SHOEHORN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOEHORN mean?
- A smooth curved tool slipped behind the heel to help a foot slide into a snug shoe.
- What letters can be added to SHOEHORN?
- SHOEHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHOEHORN:
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