SHOVELLER is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SHOVELLER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOVELLER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOVELLER is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVELLER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shovellersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOVELLER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOVELLER, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOVELLER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOVELLER mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A dabbling duck with a long, broad, spoon-shaped bill, or a person who shifts material with a shovel.
The duck sense is the one birdwatchers know, as the shoveller strains water through its wide bill for food. The spelling with two l letters is the British one; the American form drops one.
How SHOVELLER is used
Shoveller is used for the duck in nature writing, and less often for a worker.
- A northern shoveller swept its bill across the pond.
- We spotted a male shoveller with a bright green head.
- The shoveller on the building site cleared the gravel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOVELLER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHOVELLER
The 9 tiles of SHOVELLER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHOVELLER
1 longer words begin with SHOVELLER.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVELLER
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Common questions about SHOVELLER
- Is SHOVELLER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVELLER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVELLER worth?
- SHOVELLER is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOVELLER mean?
- A dabbling duck with a long, broad, spoon-shaped bill, or a person who shifts material with a shovel.
- What letters can be added to SHOVELLER?
- SHOVELLER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOVELLER:
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