SHOVELFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHOVELFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSHOVELFUL · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SHOVELFUL?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful SHOVELFUL is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVELFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shovelfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOVELFUL scores
Scrabble s1h4o1v4e1l1f4u1l1 18
Words with Friends s1h3o1v5e1l2f4u2l2 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOVELFUL, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOVELFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SHOVELFUL
1 longer words begin with SHOVELFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVELFUL
hulloes10 floush12 hovels12 shovel12 flouse9 folles9 foules9 hellos9 housel9 hullos9 ovules9 vellus9 flesh11 flosh11 flush11 houfs11 hovel11 hoves11 shelf11 shove11 fells8 floes8 flues8 foule8 fouls8 fuels8 fulls8 fusel8 hello8 hells8 helos8 holes8 hosel8 house8 hules8 hullo8 hulls8 loves8 ovels8 ovule8
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Common questions about SHOVELFUL
- Is SHOVELFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVELFUL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVELFUL worth?
- SHOVELFUL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOVELFUL?
- SHOVELFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOVELFUL:
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