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Is shoehorn a Scrabble word?

Yes, shoehorn is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of shoehorn?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (derogatory) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.Examples: "I was about sixty feet ahead of this film in many spots, which speaks rather poorly for it. And I resented the heartthrobs which were planted in my bosom with a shoehorn via the "little child" process."derogatory

2. (obsolete) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.Examples: "Now you cannot but observe, that most of our fine young Ladies readily fall in with the Direction of the Graver sort, to retain in their Service, by some small Encouragement, as great a Number as they can of supernumerary and insignificant Fellows, which they use like Whiflers, and commonly call Shoeing-Horns. These are never designed to know the length of the Foot, but only when a good Offer comes to whet and spur him up to the Point. Nay 'tis the Opinion of that grave Lady, Madam Matchwell, that it's absolutely convenient for every prudent Family to have several of these Implements about the House, to clap on as occasion serves, and that every Spark ought to produce a Certificate of his being a Shoeing-Horn, before he be admitted as a Shoe. A certain Lady, whom I could name, if it was necessary, has at present more Shoeing-Horns of all Sizes, Countries, and Colours, in her Service, than ever she had new Shoes in her Life."obsolete

verb (English)

1. (literally) To use a shoehorn.literally

2. (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.Examples: "I shoehorned his dozen burgeoning bags into the backseat of my tiny car, and off we went."; "His staff want to shoehorn an extra stop into his already packed campaigning schedule."; "2012, The Economist, Oct 13th 2012 issue, Italian politics: Who will be Italy’s next prime minister? A member of Mr Monti’s government admitted that, barring a hung parliament, it was impossible for the moment to see how Mr Monti could be shoehorned into politics after next spring."figurativelytransitive

3. (transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.Examples: "People claiming to be psychic may shoehorn an event into fulfillment of some vague past prediction."; "After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, fundamentalist Christian evangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson shoehorned the events to their agenda. They claimed that "liberal civil liberties groups, feminists, homosexuals and abortion rights supporters bear partial responsibility...because their actions have turned [my] god's anger against America.""figurativelytransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "shoehorn"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "shoehorn"?

Scrabble
14 points
S1
H4
O1
E1
H4
O1
R1
N1
Words With Friends
13 points
S1
H3
O1
E1
H3
O1
R1
N2

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