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Is shoulder a Scrabble word?

Yes, shoulder is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of shoulder?

Definition

noun (English)

1. The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.

2. (topography) A shelf between two levels.Examples: "He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire."; "The shoulders are graded and the verges cleared well back to lessen the chances of hitting stray stock."

3. (topography) A shelf between two levels.Examples: "[…]the north-western shoulder of the mountain[…]"

4. (topography) A shelf between two levels.Examples: "I certainly was not prepared for the cosy nestling valleys that snuggled against the shoulders of the hills; a land where the graystone cottages and farmsteads still prevailed, but where they had taken on something of the softness of their kind in Gloucester and the Cotswolds, and seemed almost like growths of the soil; […]."

5. (topography) A shelf between two levels.

6. (topography) A shelf between two levels.

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.Examples: "[…]As they the earth would ſhoulder from her ſeat,[…]"; "Around her numberless the rabble flowed, / Shouldering each other, crowding for a view."transitive

2. (transitive, by extension) To bully, manipulate or pull rank on (somebody).Examples: "He shouldered me out of my own band."broadlytransitive

3. (transitive) To put (something) on one's shoulders.Examples: "Early in the morning they shouldered light packs, took their rifles, crossed the big draw, and entered the timber where was the deadfall."; "Like a power clean, shouldering a sandbag — lifting it from the floor to your shoulder in one explosive movement — requires a coordinated effort from your core, upper body, and legs."transitive

4. (transitive) To place (something) against one's shoulders.Examples: "All three sets are nicely sculptured along the bottom to prevent interference when shouldering your gun with proper shooting form."transitive

5. (transitive, figuratively) To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.Examples: "The shareholders were then shouldering a burden of liability out of proportion to their mere ownership of theoretical fractions of the business."figurativelytransitive

6. (transitive, figuratively) To accept responsibility for.Examples: "shoulder the blame"; "The former president has been forced to shoulder some of the blame for poor performances in key races, including in Pennsylvania, where his handpicked Republican candidate, Mehmet Oz, lost to Democrat John Fetterman in a contest that allowed Democrats to keep the Senate majority."; "She had a father before this and now she doesn’t have a father. And I shouldered that because if Meg wasn’t with me, then her dad would still be her dad."figurativelytransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "shoulder"?

Scrabble
12 points
S1
H4
O1
U1
L1
D2
E1
R1
Words With Friends
13 points
S1
H3
O1
U2
L2
D2
E1
R1

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