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Is SHALLOW a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHALLOW is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHALLOW mean?

  1. adjective

    lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

    “shallow water”

  2. noun

    a stretch of shallow water

  3. verb

    make shallow

    “The silt shallowed the canal”

  4. verb

    become shallow

    “the lake shallowed over time”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7

S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) = 13 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 SHALLOW

Single letters that turn SHALLOW into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Anagrams of SHALLOW

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SHALLOW

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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