Is SHOELACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOELACES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOELACES mean?
Shoelaces is a form of SHOELACE.
- noun
a lace used for fastening shoes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + E (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (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 SHOELACES
SHOELACES 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 SHOELACES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- echoless13
- lacheses13
- shoelace13
- chaoses12
- clashes12
- leaches12
- loaches12
- cashes11
- chases11
- chasse11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- cholas11
- choses11
- coshes11
- echoes11
- laches11
- leches11
- loches11
- secalose10
- asshole10
- leashes10
- aches10
- chaos10
- chase10
- chela10
- chess10
- chola10
- chose10
- clash10
- eches10
- echos10
- leach10
- leech10
- loach10
- loche10
- lochs10
- oches10
- caseose9
- ecloses9
- solaces9
- aslosh9
- haloes9
- haoles9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- hosels9
- lashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- sheols9
- shoals9
- ache9
- cash9
- chao9
- cosh9
- each9
- eche9
- echo9
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