Is SHOVELHEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOVELHEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOVELHEADS mean?
Shovelheads is a form of SHOVELHEAD.
- noun
small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 21 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 SHOVELHEADS
SHOVELHEADS 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 SHOVELHEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shovelhead20
- shaheeds15
- shoveled15
- hoveled14
- shaheed14
- sheaved14
- shelved14
- sheaves13
- shelves13
- shovels13
- halved13
- hashed13
- heaved13
- helved13
- shaved13
- shoved13
- headless12
- halves12
- hashes12
- heaves12
- helves12
- heveas12
- hovels12
- shaves12
- sheave12
- sheesh12
- shelve12
- shovel12
- shoves12
- deashes11
- hassled11
- leashed11
- salvoed11
- shoaled11
- slashed11
- sleaved11
- sloshed11
- halve11
- haves11
- heave11
- helve11
- hevea11
- hovel11
- shahs11
- shave11
- shove11
- asshole10
- leashes10
- salvoes10
- sleaves10
- aholds10
- dashes10
- deaves10
- delves10
- devels10
- dholes10
- doshas10
- doshes10
- evades10
- haloed10
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