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Shoving

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

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of shove

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

What does shoving mean?

verb

  1. come into rough contact with while moving

    “The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train”

    Synonymsjostle

  2. push roughly

    “the people pushed and shoved to get in line”

  3. press or force

    “Stuff money into an envelope”

    Synonymsthruststuffsqueeze

Definitions shown for shove, the base form of shoving.

Is SHOVING 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 SHOVING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
s 1h 4o 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
s 1h 3o 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
s 1h 4o 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
s 1h 3o 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SHOVING

Hooks for SHOVING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SHOVING

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

All words ending in -OVING

Shoving: quick answers

Is SHOVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHOVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHOVING worth?
SHOVING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shoving mean?
shoving is the present participle of shove, which means “come into rough contact with while moving”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHOVING?
You can make 90 shorter words from SHOVING, such as HOVING, HONGIS, HOSING, SHIV. See the full list.