Definition of shoulder

"shoulder" in the noun sense

1. shoulder

the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

2. shoulder

a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg

3. shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri

a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

4. shoulder

the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder

"an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"

5. shoulder, berm

a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

"the car pulled off onto the shoulder"

"shoulder" in the verb sense

1. shoulder

lift onto one's shoulders

2. shoulder

push with the shoulders

"He shouldered his way into the crowd"

3. shoulder

carry a burden, either real or metaphoric

"shoulder the burden"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for shoulder

Her shoulder is with child. [ Proverb ]

Put his shoulder to the wheel. [ Burton ]

Golden hair, like sunlight streaming
On the marble of her shoulder. [ J. G. Saxe ]

One shoulder of mutton drives down another. [ Proverb ]

A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther of the two. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Her face, all red and white, like the inside of a shoulder of mutton. [ Foote ]

Counsel is as welcome to him as a shoulder of mutton to a sick horse. [ Proverb ]

Why do we pray to Heaven without setting our own shoulder to the wheel? [ Carlyle ]

The rolling billows beat the rugged shore, as they the earth would shoulder from her seat. [ Spenser ]

shoulder in Scrabble®

The word shoulder is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters shoulder:

SHOULDER
(117)
SHOULDER
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

holders, hurdles

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word shoulder

SHOULDER
(117)
SHOULDER
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In shoulder

SHOULDER
(117)
SHOULDER
(117)
HURDLES
(95 = 45 + 50)
HOLDERS
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HURDLES
(94 = 44 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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SHOULDER
(78)
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(78)
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(71 = 21 + 50)
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shoulder in Words With Friends™

The word shoulder is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters shoulder:

SHOULDER
(102)
SHOULDER
(102)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

holders, hurdles

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word shoulder

SHOULDER
(102)
SHOULDER
(102)
SHOULDER
(69)
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(63)
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(57)
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(15)
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(15)
SHOULDER
(15)
SHOULDER
(15)
SHOULDER
(14)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In shoulder

SHOULDER
(102)
SHOULDER
(102)
HOLDERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
HURDLES
(95 = 60 + 35)
HURDLES
(95 = 60 + 35)
HURDLES
(89 = 54 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
HOLDERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
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(79 = 44 + 35)
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(74 = 39 + 35)
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HURDLES
(71 = 36 + 35)
SHOULDER
(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
HURDLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
SHOULDER
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
HOLDERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
HOLDER
(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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HURDLE
(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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SHOULD
(57)
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(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
RESHOD
(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57)
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(57)
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(56)
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(56)
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(55 = 20 + 35)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
LUSHER
(54)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52)
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(52)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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RUSHED
(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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(48)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(42)
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Words containing the sequence shoulder

Words with shoulder in them (3 words)

Words that end with shoulder (1 word)

Word Growth involving shoulder

Shorter words in shoulder

should

Longer words containing shoulder

shoulderbelt shoulderbelts

shoulderblade shoulderblades

shouldered humpshouldered

shouldered squareshouldered

shouldering

shoulders