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Is SHOALS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SHOALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SHOALS mean?

Shoals 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

Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6

S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 SHOALS

SHOALS 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.

Anagrams of SHOALS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SHOALS

The 49 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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