shavetail
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of shavetail
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US)An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.
“Yass. I never got above the rank of shavetail. We were the dogfaces who gave ’em hell at Chateau Thierry.”
“You stupid, goddamn shavetail son of a bitch! You keep your fucking weapon pointed downrange or I will shove that fuckin' piece up your sorry fucking ass!”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From shave + tail.
Words you can make from shavetail
200+ playable · top: ELVISH (12 pts)
Best play elvish 12 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
34 words- HALVAS 12 pts
- HALVES 12 pts
- LAVASH 12 pts
- LAVISH 12 pts
- SHAVIE 12 pts
- ALTHEA 9 pts
- AVAILS 9 pts
- AVIATE 9 pts
- HALEST 9 pts
- HALITE 9 pts
- HASLET 9 pts
- HIATAL 9 pts
- LATHES 9 pts
- LATHIS 9 pts
- LATISH 9 pts
- LIVEST 9 pts
- SAITHE 9 pts
- SALIVA 9 pts
- SALVIA 9 pts
- SAVATE 9 pts
- SHEILA 9 pts
- SHELTA 9 pts
- SILVAE 9 pts
- STEVIA 9 pts
- TAHSIL 9 pts
- THALIS 9 pts
- VALETS 9 pts
- VALISE 9 pts
- VESTAL 9 pts
- VILEST 9 pts
- VITALS 9 pts
- ALATES 6 pts
- SALTIE 6 pts
- STELAI 6 pts
5-letter words
84 words- HALVA 11 pts
- HALVE 11 pts
- HAVES 11 pts
- HIVES 11 pts
- SHAVE 11 pts
- SHIVA 11 pts
- SHIVE 11 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- AVAIL 8 pts
- AVAST 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HAILS 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALTS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- LAITH 8 pts
- LATHE 8 pts
- LATHI 8 pts
- LATHS 8 pts
- LAVAS 8 pts
- LAVES 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- LEVAS 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- SAITH 8 pts
- SALVE 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SELVA 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHALT 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SILVA 8 pts
- SLAVE 8 pts
- STAVE 8 pts
- THALI 8 pts
- VAILS 8 pts
- VALES 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VALSE 8 pts
- VASAL 8 pts
- VEALS 8 pts
- VEILS 8 pts
- VESTA 8 pts
- VIALS 8 pts
- VISTA 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ALIAS 5 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ATLAS 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- SALAT 5 pts
- SETAL 5 pts
- SLATE 5 pts
- STALE 5 pts
- STEAL 5 pts
- STELA 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- TAELS 5 pts
- TAILS 5 pts
- TALAS 5 pts
- TALES 5 pts
- TEALS 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
- TESLA 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
4-letter words
74 words- HAVE 10 pts
- HIVE 10 pts
- AAHS 7 pts
- AHIS 7 pts
- AVES 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HAIL 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HILA 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- LAVA 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LAVS 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- SAVE 7 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ALTS 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LAST 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LATS 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LEST 4 pts
- LETS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALT 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
Hooks
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