SHOVELNOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHOVELNOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHOVELNOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOVELNOSE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVELNOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shovelnosesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOVELNOSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHOVELNOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOVELNOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHOVELNOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any fish or other animal with a broad, flat snout shaped like a shovel, such as a North American river sturgeon.
The shovelnose is named for its flattened snout, which it uses to probe the muddy bottom for food. The name is used for sturgeon in big rivers, some sharks and rays, and the guitarfish.
How SHOVELNOSE is used
A common name in zoology and fishing, usually for a freshwater or coastal fish.
- An angler pulled a shovelnose from the Missouri River.
- The shovelnose rooted along the bottom of the channel.
- A shovelnose can live for decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHOVELNOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHOVELNOSE
1 longer words begin with SHOVELNOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVELNOSE
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Common questions about SHOVELNOSE
- Is SHOVELNOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVELNOSE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVELNOSE worth?
- SHOVELNOSE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHOVELNOSE mean?
- Any fish or other animal with a broad, flat snout shaped like a shovel, such as a North American river sturgeon.
- What letters can be added to SHOVELNOSE?
- SHOVELNOSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHOVELNOSE:
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