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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
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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