horseshoe

horseshoe is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof.
2. noun. Anything shaped like a horsehoe crab.
3. noun. The Limulus of horsehoe crab.
4. noun. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

   Synonyms: shoe

5. noun. game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
6. verb. equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes

Synonyms

shoe

Common word forms

horseshoed, horseshoer, horseshoes, horseshoing, horseshoeing

Words from these letters

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