SHOVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHOVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOVEL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOVEL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shovelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOVEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHOVEL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does SHOVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hand tool with a broad scoop-like blade on a long handle, used to lift and throw loose material.
Gardeners, builders and snow clearers all depend on a shovel, and the blade shape changes with the job: square for moving gravel, pointed for breaking ground. The word also works as a verb meaning to move something with this tool, or by extension to push food into the mouth in large hurried amounts. Large machines that dig and load earth are sometimes named power shovels. It differs from a spade, which usually has a flatter blade made mainly for cutting into soil.
How SHOVEL is used
Common everyday word, both as a tool and as a verb.
- He leaned the shovel against the shed after clearing the path.
- A shovel full of wet sand is heavier than it looks.
- The workers dug the trench with a pick and a shovel.
- She bought a small shovel for the garden.
- Grab a shovel and help me move this pile of gravel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHOVEL
The 6 tiles of SHOVEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHOVEL
18 longer words begin with SHOVEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVEL
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Common questions about SHOVEL
- Is SHOVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVEL worth?
- SHOVEL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOVEL mean?
- A hand tool with a broad scoop-like blade on a long handle, used to lift and throw loose material.
- What letters can be added to SHOVEL?
- SHOVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHOVEL:
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