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Sholder or shoulder?

Did you mean shoulder? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: shoulder. Misspelling: sholder.

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It contains the word should: SHOULD-er.

Why people write “sholder”

The misspelling “sholder” is only one letter off: it leaves out the U.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make shoulder automatic.

What does “shoulder” mean?

shoulder noun

  1. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
  2. a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
  3. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

    Synonyms:

  4. the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder

    “an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform”

shoulder verb

  1. lift onto one's shoulders
  2. push with the shoulders

    “He shouldered his way into the crowd”

  3. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric

    “shoulder the burden”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Shoulder” in a sentence

  • My shoulder hurts.
  • An ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform.
  • The car pulled off onto the shoulder.
  • He shouldered his way into the crowd.

Is “shoulder” a playable word?

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12 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“sholder” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SHOULDER.

Shoulder: quick answers

Is it sholder or shoulder?
The correct spelling is shoulder. “sholder” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell shoulder?
It contains the word should: SHOULD-er.
What does shoulder mean?
Shoulder means: the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm.