10-Letter Words Starting With SHOVEL
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With SHOVEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With SHOVEL 6 words
How common is SHOVEL at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 ten-letter words that start with SHOVEL. They average 17.8 points and the best is SHOVELHEAD (20 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.8
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 33.3%
- d 16.7%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ea16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with SHOVEL
s 1h 4o 1v 4e 1l 1h 4e 1a 1d 2
S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + D 2 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
shovelhead
- nounsmall harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries
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How many ten-letter words that start with SHOVEL are there?
There are 6 ten-letter words that start with SHOVEL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with SHOVEL?
SHOVELHEAD is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHOVELFULS (19), SHOVELSFUL (19), SHOVELLING (17).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with SHOVEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SHOVELSFUL (19), SHOVELLING (17), SHOVELLERS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.