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Shoveling

s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · present participle of shovel

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

What does shoveling mean?

verb

  1. dig with or as if with a shovel

    “shovel sand”

Definitions shown for shovel, the base form of shoveling.

Is SHOVELING 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 SHOVELING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
s 1h 3o 1v 5e 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
s 1h 3o 1v 6e 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SHOVELING

Words that end like SHOVELING

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

dieselinghostelingparalleling
All words ending in -ELING

Shoveling: quick answers

Is SHOVELING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHOVELING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHOVELING worth?
SHOVELING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shoveling mean?
shoveling is the present participle of shovel, which means “dig with or as if with a shovel”.
What words can you make with the letters in SHOVELING?
You can make 403 shorter words from SHOVELING, such as HOVELING, SHELVING, HELVING, NOVELISH. See the full list.