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What does horseshoe mean? Is horseshoe a Scrabble word?

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Is horseshoe a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word horseshoe is a Scrabble US word. The word horseshoe is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

H4O1R1S1E1S1H4O1E1

Is horseshoe a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word horseshoe is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

H4O1R1S1E1S1H4O1E1

Is horseshoe a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word horseshoe is a Words With Friends word. The word horseshoe is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1R1S1E1S1H3O1E1

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9-letter words (1 found)

HORSESHOE,

7-letter words (3 found)

HOOSHES,RESHOES,SHEROES,

6-letter words (14 found)

EROSES,HEROES,HERSES,HORSES,HOSERS,RESHES,RESHOE,ROOSES,SHEERS,SHEESH,SHOERS,SHOOSH,SHORES,SOREES,

5-letter words (27 found)

EROSE,ERSES,HERES,HEROS,HERSE,HOERS,HOORS,HOOSH,HORSE,HOSER,HOSES,OOSES,RESES,ROHES,ROOSE,ROSES,SEERS,SERES,SHEER,SHERE,SHERO,SHOER,SHOES,SHOOS,SHORE,SOREE,SORES,

4-letter words (41 found)

ERES,EROS,ESES,ESSE,HEHS,HERE,HERO,HERS,HOER,HOES,HOHS,HOOR,HORE,HORS,HOSE,HOSS,OOHS,OOSE,ORES,OSES,REES,REHS,REOS,RESH,RHOS,ROES,ROHE,ROOS,ROSE,SEER,SEES,SERE,SERS,SESE,SESH,SHES,SHOE,SHOO,SOHO,SOHS,SORE,

3-letter words (34 found)

EHS,ERE,ERS,ESS,HEH,HER,HES,HOE,HOH,HOO,HOS,OES,OHO,OHS,OOH,OOR,OOS,ORE,ORS,OSE,REE,REH,REO,RES,RHO,ROE,ROO,SEE,SER,SHE,SHH,SHO,SOH,SOS,

2-letter words (14 found)

EE,EH,ER,ES,HE,HO,OE,OH,OO,OR,OS,RE,SH,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 135 words from horseshoe according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of horseshoe

horseshoe

Etymology

From Middle English horsscho, horssho, horscho, hors schoo, equivalent to horse +‎ shoe.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/, (colloquial) /ˈhɔː.ʃuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː/, /ˈhɔːɹ.ʃuː/

Noun

horseshoe (plural horseshoes)

  1. The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
    • 1887, David A. Wells, "The Economic Disturbances since 1873", III, Popular Science 31 (no. 37): 595
      And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes, nails, nuts, and bolts;
  2. The U shape of a horseshoe.
  3. (bodybuilding, slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
  4. (logic) The symbol ⊃.
  5. (Midland US) An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.

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Verb

horseshoe (third-person singular simple present horseshoes, present participle horseshoeing, simple past and past participle horseshoed or horseshod)

  1. To apply horseshoes to (a horse).

Usage notes

The shorter form shoe is more commonly used.

Synonyms

  • (to apply horseshoes): shoe

Translations

See also

  • farrier

Source: wiktionary.org