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SHOESTRING

10 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 20 pts

SHOESTRING is a valid 10-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 20 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

SHOESTRINGS-s 11
noun
  1. USThe string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
    • Your shoestring is untied.
  2. attributivefigurativelyoftenAn object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
  3. attributivefigurativelyoftenA long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
    • shoestring French fries
  4. attributivefigurativelyoftenChiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
    • He was able to organize the event on a shoestring.
adjective
  1. USOf a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.
verb
  1. transitiveTo tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
  2. transitiveTo catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).