Is SHOVELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHOVELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHOVELS mean?
Shovels 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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 SHOVELS
SHOVELS 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 SHOVELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hovels12
- shovel12
- shoves12
- hovel11
- shove11
- hove10
- hosels9
- sheols9
- solves9
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- hoses8
- loves8
- sheol8
- shoes8
- slosh8
- solve8
- voles8
- helo7
- hoes7
- hole7
- hols7
- hose7
- hoss7
- levo7
- levs7
- love7
- sesh7
- sevs7
- shes7
- shoe7
- sohs7
- voes7
- vole7
- hes6
- hoe6
- hos6
- lev6
- ohs6
- sev6
- she6
- sho6
- soh6
- voe6
- loess5
- loses5
- sloes5
- soles5
- eh5
- he5
- ho5
- oh5
- sh5
- less4
- lose4
- loss4
- oles4
- oses4
- sels4
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