Is SHOVELHEAD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOVELHEAD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOVELHEAD mean?
- noun
small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SHOVELHEAD
Single letters that turn SHOVELHEAD 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 SHOVELHEAD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shoveled15
- hoveled14
- shaheed14
- sheaved14
- shelved14
- halved13
- hashed13
- heaved13
- helved13
- shaved13
- shoved13
- halves12
- heaves12
- helves12
- heveas12
- hovels12
- sheave12
- shelve12
- shovel12
- leashed11
- salvoed11
- shoaled11
- sleaved11
- halve11
- haves11
- heave11
- helve11
- hevea11
- hovel11
- shave11
- shove11
- aholds10
- deaves10
- delves10
- devels10
- dholes10
- evades10
- haloed10
- healed10
- lashed10
- leaved10
- salved10
- shaled10
- slaved10
- solved10
- vadose10
- vealed10
- hahs10
- hash10
- have10
- hehs10
- hove10
- shah10
- haloes9
- haoles9
- leaves9
- loaves9
- sleave9
- ahold9
- ashed9
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