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Is SHOALING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHOALING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHOALING mean?

Shoaling is a form of SHOAL.

  1. noun

    a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

  2. noun

    a stretch of shallow water

  3. noun

    a large group of fish

    “a school of small glittering fish swam by”

  4. verb

    make shallow

    “The silt shallowed the canal”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 SHOALING

SHOALING 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 SHOALING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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