Is SHOVELLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOVELLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOVELLED mean?
Shovelled is a form of SHOVEL.
- noun
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
- verb
dig with or as if with a shovel
“shovel sand”
- noun
the quantity a shovel can hold
- noun
a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (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 SHOVELLED
SHOVELLED 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 SHOVELLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hovelled15
- shoveled15
- hoveled14
- shelved14
- helved13
- shoved13
- helves12
- hovels12
- shelve12
- shovel12
- helloed11
- shelled11
- helve11
- hovel11
- shove11
- helloes10
- delves10
- devels10
- dholes10
- dholls10
- helled10
- solved10
- hove10
- hellos9
- levels9
- delve9
- devel9
- dhole9
- dholl9
- doves9
- heeds9
- holds9
- holed9
- hosed9
- loved9
- shoed9
- velds9
- voled9
- elves8
- heels8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- level8
- loves8
- shell8
- sheol8
- solve8
- voles8
- devs8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- dove8
- edhs8
- heed8
- held8
- hods8
- hoed8
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