SHOVELING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHOVELING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1v4e1l1i1n1g2
PlayableSHOVELING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHOVELING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful SHOVELING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVELING
No single letter turns SHOVELING into another word.
How SHOVELING scores
Scrabble s1h4o1v4e1l1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends s1h3o1v5e1l2i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOVELING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOVELING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOVELING
- All 9 letters of SHOVELING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVELING
hoveling15 shelving15 novelish14 helving14 shoving14 english11 holings11 hongies11 longish11 lovings11 shingle11 shoeing11 solving11 eloigns8 legions8 lignose8 lingoes8 longies8 hoving13 elvish12 hovels12 shovel12 givens10 gloves10 heling10 hinges10 hoeing10 hogens10 holing10 hongis10 hosing10 loving10 neighs10 ogives10 seghol10 shlong10 sleigh10 voling10 elshin9 envois9
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Common questions about SHOVELING
- Is SHOVELING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVELING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVELING worth?
- SHOVELING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOVELING?
- No single letter can be added to SHOVELING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOVELING:
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