shoulder
Shoulder can refer to the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm, a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg, or a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula. As a verb, shoulder can mean to lift onto one's shoulders, carry a burden, either real or metaphoric, or push with the shoulders.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
SH
Ends
DER
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHOULDER” Mean?
/ˈʃəʊldə/
shoulder has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesthe part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
“an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform”
a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
“the car pulled off onto the shoulder”
Synonyms
Verb
3 senseslift onto one's shoulders
push with the shoulders
“He shouldered his way into the crowd”
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
“shoulder the burden”
Synonyms for SHOULDER
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, O, U, L, D, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHOULDER has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHOULDER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHOULDER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SHOULDER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVVCCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
SH, HO, OU, UL, LD, DE, ER
Trigrams
SHO, HOU, OUL, ULD, LDE, DER
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