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Is SHALLOWS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHALLOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHALLOWS mean?

Shallows is a form of SHALLOW.

  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

14

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

8

Letters

S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 14 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 SHALLOWS

SHALLOWS 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 SHALLOWS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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