Is SHOEBILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOEBILLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOEBILLS mean?
Shoebills is a form of SHOEBILL.
- noun
large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + E (1) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + 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 SHOEBILLS
SHOEBILLS 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 SHOEBILLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bolshies13
- shoebill13
- bolshie12
- bishes11
- boshes11
- hilloes10
- hollies10
- isohels10
- helios9
- hellos9
- hillos9
- hoises9
- holies9
- hosels9
- isohel9
- shells9
- sheols9
- shiels9
- shills9
- bish9
- bosh9
- hobs9
- libels8
- heils8
- helio8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- hillo8
- hills8
- hoise8
- holes8
- hosel8
- hoses8
- shell8
- sheol8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shill8
- shoes8
- slosh8
- hob8
- bells7
- biles7
- bills7
- bises7
- bless7
- bliss7
- boils7
- boles7
- bolls7
- libel7
- lobes7
- obeli7
- slobs7
- elhi7
- heil7
- hell7
- helo7
- hies7
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