SHOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SHOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOVE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SHOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does SHOVE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To push someone or something roughly, forcefully or carelessly.
Shove suggests a rougher, less controlled push than the plain verb push, often carrying a sense of impatience, urgency or even aggression. People shove through crowds to get past, shove furniture out of the way, or shove papers into a drawer without bothering to arrange them neatly. The related noun a shove names the act itself, as in he gave the door a shove, and the informal phrase shove off is used to tell someone to leave. Because of its rough connotation, shove is generally avoided in formal writing in favour of push.
How SHOVE is used
Informal and somewhat rough in tone, more common in everyday speech than in formal writing.
- He had to shove the heavy door to get it open.
- She shoved her books into the bag and ran for the bus.
- Don't shove, there is room for everyone.
- He gave the shopping trolley a shove towards the entrance.
- The crowd began to shove as the gates finally opened.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHOVE
The 5 tiles of SHOVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHOVE
23 longer words begin with SHOVE.
Words ending in SHOVE
1 words end in SHOVE. Useful as a back hook: play SHOVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHOVE inside
9 words contain SHOVE in the middle. Words that start with SHOVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVE
Common questions about SHOVE
- Is SHOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVE worth?
- SHOVE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOVE mean?
- To push someone or something roughly, forcefully or carelessly.
- What letters can be added to SHOVE?
- SHOVE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SHOVE:
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