SHOVELS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHOVELS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
s1h4o1v4e1l1s1
PlayableSHOVELS · 7 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,737 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SHOVELS?
| 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: 49 / 100
49WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.86
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.14%
Our own measure of how useful SHOVELS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOVELS
No single letter turns SHOVELS into another word.
How SHOVELS scores
Scrabble s1h4o1v4e1l1s1 13
Words with Friends s1h3o1v5e1l2s1 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHOVELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What stands out about SHOVELS
- SHOVELS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHOVELS
1 longer words begin with SHOVELS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOVELS
hovels12 shovel12 shoves12 hosels9 sheols9 solves9 hovel11 hoves11 shove11 helos8 holes8 hosel8 hoses8 loves8 ovels8 sheol8 shoes8 slosh8 slove8 solve8 voles8 loess5 loses5 sloes5 soles5 hove10 evos7 helo7 hoes7 hole7 hols7 hose7 hoss7 levo7 levs7 losh7 love7 ovel7 sesh7 sevs7
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Common questions about SHOVELS
- Is SHOVELS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHOVELS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHOVELS worth?
- SHOVELS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOVELS?
- No single letter can be added to SHOVELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHOVELS:
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