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Is shoehorn a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shoehorn is a Scrabble US word. The word shoehorn is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

S1H4O1E1H4O1R1N1

Is shoehorn a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shoehorn is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

S1H4O1E1H4O1R1N1

Is shoehorn a Words With Friends word?

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

S1H3O1E1H3O1R1N2

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8-letter words (1 found)

SHOEHORN,

7-letter words (3 found)

HEROONS,ONSHORE,SOREHON,

6-letter words (12 found)

HERONS,HEROON,HONERS,HONORS,HORSON,NOOSER,NOSHER,RHONES,RONEOS,SENHOR,SEROON,SOONER,

5-letter words (34 found)

HERNS,HERON,HEROS,HOERS,HONER,HONES,HONOR,HOONS,HOORS,HOOSH,HORNS,HORSE,HOSEN,HOSER,NOOSE,NOSER,OHONE,ONERS,RENOS,RHONE,ROHES,RONEO,RONES,ROONS,ROOSE,SENOR,SERON,SHERO,SHOER,SHONE,SHOON,SHORE,SHORN,SNORE,

4-letter words (50 found)

EONS,ERNS,EROS,HEHS,HENS,HERN,HERO,HERS,HOER,HOES,HOHS,HONE,HONS,HOON,HOOR,HORE,HORN,HORS,HOSE,NESH,NOES,NOSE,NOSH,ONER,ONES,ONOS,OOHS,OONS,OOSE,ORES,REHS,RENO,RENS,REOS,RESH,RHOS,ROES,ROHE,RONE,ROON,ROOS,ROSE,SHEN,SHOE,SHOO,SOHO,SONE,SOON,SORE,SORN,

3-letter words (45 found)

EHS,ENS,EON,ERN,ERS,HEH,HEN,HER,HES,HOE,HOH,HON,HOO,HOS,NOH,NOO,NOR,NOS,OES,OHO,OHS,ONE,ONO,ONS,OOH,OON,OOR,OOS,ORE,ORS,OSE,REH,REN,REO,RES,RHO,ROE,ROO,SEN,SER,SHE,SHH,SHO,SOH,SON,

2-letter words (17 found)

EH,EN,ER,ES,HE,HO,NE,NO,OE,OH,ON,OO,OR,OS,RE,SH,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 163 words from shoehorn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shoehorn

shoehorn

Alternative forms

  • (verb) shoe-horn

Etymology

shoe +‎ horn

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːˌhɔː(ɹ)n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/

Noun

shoehorn (plural shoehorns)

  1. A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place.
  2. (derogatory) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
  3. (obsolete) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.

Synonyms

  • shoeing-horn
  • slipper spoon

Translations

Verb

shoehorn (third-person singular simple present shoehorns, present participle shoehorning, simple past and past participle shoehorned)

  1. (literally) To use a shoehorn.
  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.
    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.
  3. (transitive, figurative) To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.
    People claiming to be psychic may shoehorn an event into fulfillment of some vague past prediction.

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