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Shoaling

s 1h 4o 1a 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of shoal

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does shoaling mean?

verb

  1. make shallow

    “The silt shallowed the canal”

    Synonymsshallow

  2. become shallow

    “the lake shallowed over time”

    Synonymsshallow

Definitions shown for shoal, the base form of shoaling.

Is SHOALING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SHOALING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1h 4o 1a 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
s 1h 3o 1a 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1h 4o 1a 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
s 1h 3o 1a 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SHOALING

Hooks for SHOALING

Add one letter to the front or back of SHOALING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shoalings

Words that end like SHOALING

Common words that share the ending -OALING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

coalingfoaling
All words ending in -OALING

Shoaling: quick answers

Is SHOALING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHOALING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHOALING worth?
SHOALING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shoaling mean?
shoaling is the present participle of shoal, which means “make shallow”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHOALING?
You can make 290 shorter words from SHOALING, such as HALOING, HALSING, HOLINGS, LASHING. See the full list.