shoulder
NOUNVERB
/ʃoʊldər/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
shoulder is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4O1U1L1D2E1R1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does shoulder mean?
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1
A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road.
“the car pulled off onto the shoulder”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
A cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg.
BROADER
4
The part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder.
“an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform”
BROADER
5
The part of the body between the neck and the upper arm.
BROADER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Carry a burden, either real or metaphoric.
“shoulder the burden”
BROADER
2
Lift onto one's shoulders.
BROADER
3
Push with the shoulders.
“He shouldered his way into the crowd”
BROADER