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Shovel

s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common

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

What does shovel mean?

noun

  1. a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

  2. the quantity a shovel can hold

    Synonymsshovelfulspadeful

  3. a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

  4. a machine for excavating

    Synonymspower shovelexcavatordigger

verb

  1. dig with or as if with a shovel

    “shovel sand”

Is SHOVEL 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 SHOVEL worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
s 1h 3o 1v 5e 1l 2

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
s 1h 3o 1v 6e 1l 2

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

Words from the letters in SHOVEL

Anagrams 1

hovels

Hooks for SHOVEL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shovels

Words that end like SHOVEL

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

novelgrovelhovel
All words ending in -OVEL

Shovel: quick answers

Is SHOVEL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHOVEL 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 SHOVEL worth?
SHOVEL scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shovel mean?
As a noun, shovel means “a hand tool for lifting loose material”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHOVEL?
You can make 62 shorter words from SHOVEL, such as HOVEL, HOVES, SHOVE, HOVE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHOVEL?
SHOVEL rearranges into HOVELS.