Is SHOULDERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOULDERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOULDERING mean?
Shouldering is a form of SHOULDER.
- noun
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
- verb
lift onto one's shoulders
- verb
push with the shoulders
“He shouldered his way into the crowd”
- noun
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + L (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 SHOULDERING
SHOULDERING 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 SHOULDERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shrouding14
- houseling13
- inholders13
- nourished13
- rehousing13
- sloughier13
- doughier13
- herdings13
- holdings13
- hurdling13
- shingled13
- sloughed13
- enshroud12
- ghoulies12
- hordeins12
- hounders12
- hurlings12
- inholder12
- leghorns12
- roughens12
- roughies12
- roundish12
- shingler12
- shoulder12
- unhorsed12
- ushering12
- herding12
- holding12
- hongied12
- hording12
- roughed12
- soughed12
- delousing11
- groundsel11
- gueridons11
- indulgers11
- soldering11
- ungodlier11
- hourlies11
- unholier11
- dehorns11
- dronish11
- english11
- enoughs11
- ghoulie11
- gorhens11
- grushie11
- gushier11
- hideous11
- hinders11
- hingers11
- hirsled11
- hoidens11
- holders11
- hondles11
- hongies11
- hordein11
- horsing11
- hounder11
- housing11
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