Is PLOWSHARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLOWSHARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLOWSHARES mean?
Plowshares is a form of PLOWSHARE.
- noun
a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PLOWSHARES
PLOWSHARES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PLOWSHARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- plowshare17
- preshows16
- preshow15
- prewash15
- sawhorse14
- pshaws14
- whelps14
- haploses13
- pharoses13
- plashers13
- splasher13
- hawsers13
- howlers13
- reshows13
- showers13
- swasher13
- washers13
- whalers13
- pshaw13
- whaps13
- whelp13
- whops13
- ephoral12
- hapless12
- lowpass12
- phasers12
- phrases12
- plasher12
- plashes12
- plowers12
- prowess12
- replows12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sherpas12
- spheral12
- sprawls12
- hawser12
- hawses12
- howler12
- reshow12
- rewash12
- shawls12
- shower12
- shrews12
- washer12
- washes12
- whaler12
- whales12
- wheals12
- wholes12
- whores12
- whorls12
- phew12
- whap12
- whop12
- alephs11
- ephors11
- hopers11
- pashes11
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