Is SHOALEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOALEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOALEST mean?
Shoalest is a form of SHOAL.
- noun
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- noun
a stretch of shallow water
- noun
a large group of fish
“a school of small glittering fish swam by”
- verb
make shallow
“The silt shallowed the canal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 11 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 SHOALEST
SHOALEST 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 SHOALEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asshole10
- haslets10
- hatless10
- hostels10
- loathes10
- sheltas10
- aslosh9
- halest9
- haloes9
- haoles9
- haslet9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- hastes9
- helots9
- hosels9
- hostas9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- lashes9
- lathes9
- loathe9
- lotahs9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- shelta9
- sheols9
- shoals9
- shoats9
- shotes9
- sloths9
- tholes9
- toshes9
- altho8
- ashes8
- ethos8
- haets8
- hales8
- halos8
- halts8
- haole8
- haste8
- hates8
- heals8
- heats8
- helos8
- helot8
- hests8
- holes8
- holts8
- hosel8
- hoses8
- hosta8
- hosts8
- hotel8
- lathe8
- laths8
- leash8
- loath8
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