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Shovels

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

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of shovel

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

What does shovels 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”

Definitions shown for shovel, the base form of shovels.

Is SHOVELS 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 SHOVELS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in SHOVELS

Words that end like SHOVELS

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

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All words ending in -ELS

Shovels: quick answers

Is SHOVELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHOVELS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHOVELS worth?
SHOVELS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shovels mean?
shovels is the plural and third-person singular form of shovel, which 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 SHOVELS?
You can make 87 shorter words from SHOVELS, such as HOVELS, SHOVEL, SHOVES, HOVEL. See the full list.