Is SHRIVELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHRIVELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHRIVELS mean?
Shrivels is a form of SHRIVEL.
- verb
wither, as with a loss of moisture
“The fruit dried and shriveled”
- verb
decrease in size, range, or extent
“His earnings shrank”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + H (4) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SHRIVELS
SHRIVELS 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 SHRIVELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shivers13
- shrivel13
- shrives13
- elvish12
- shiver12
- shives12
- shrive12
- hives11
- shive11
- shivs11
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- silvers10
- slivers10
- hive10
- shiv10
- ervils9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- hisser9
- livers9
- livres9
- relish9
- shiels9
- shiers9
- shires9
- silver9
- sivers9
- sliver9
- ervil8
- evils8
- heils8
- heirs8
- herls8
- hires8
- lehrs8
- levis8
- liver8
- lives8
- livre8
- rives8
- shiel8
- shier8
- shies8
- shire8
- shris8
- siver8
- veils8
- viers8
- viler8
- vires8
- virls8
- vises8
- vleis8
- elhi7
- evil7
- heil7
- heir7
- herl7
- hers7
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