Is SHOVELFUL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOVELFUL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOVELFUL mean?
- noun
the quantity a shovel can hold
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) = 18 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 SHOVELFUL
Single letters that turn SHOVELFUL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SHOVELFUL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hovels12
- shovel12
- flesh11
- flush11
- hovel11
- shelf11
- shove11
- hulloes10
- fehs10
- hove10
- folles9
- hellos9
- housel9
- hullos9
- ovules9
- feh9
- foh9
- fells8
- floes8
- flues8
- fouls8
- fuels8
- fulls8
- fusel8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- house8
- hullo8
- hulls8
- loves8
- ovule8
- shell8
- sheol8
- solve8
- sulfo8
- voles8
- fell7
- feus7
- floe7
- flue7
- flus7
- foes7
- foul7
- fuel7
- full7
- fuse7
- hell7
- helo7
- hoes7
- hole7
- hols7
- hose7
- hues7
- hull7
- levo7
- levs7
- love7
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