Is SHADES a word?
SHADES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 3 other words, plus 52 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SHADES is a valid word.
What does shades mean?
noun: (plural) something that reminds you of someone or something.
“aren't there shades of 1948 here?”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHADES: word details
- Pronunciation: SHAYDZ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of shades
Shorter words inside shades
Words you can make from the letters of shades.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHADES
SHADES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHADES mean?
SHADES is a noun. It means: (plural) something that reminds you of someone or something.
Is SHADES a valid word?
Yes, SHADES is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.