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Is shade a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shade is a Scrabble US word. The word shade is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is shade a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shade is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is shade a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shade is a Words With Friends word. The word shade is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (6 found)

ASHED,DEASH,HADES,HEADS,SADHE,SHADE,

4-letter words (14 found)

AHED,DAES,DAHS,DASH,EDHS,HADE,HADS,HAED,HAES,HEAD,SADE,SHAD,SHEA,SHED,

3-letter words (20 found)

ADS,AHS,ASH,DAE,DAH,DAS,EAS,EDH,EDS,EHS,HAD,HAE,HAS,HES,SAD,SAE,SEA,SED,SHA,SHE,

2-letter words (13 found)

AD,AE,AH,AS,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,ES,HA,HE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 54 words from shade according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shade

shade hsade sahde ashde hasde ahsde shdae hsdae sdhae dshae hdsae dhsae sadhe asdhe sdahe dsahe adshe dashe hadse ahdse hdase dhase adhse dahse shaed hsaed sahed ashed hased ahsed shead hsead sehad eshad hesad ehsad saehd asehd seahd esahd aeshd eashd haesd ahesd heasd ehasd aehsd eahsd shdea hsdea sdhea dshea hdsea dhsea sheda hseda sehda eshda hesda ehsda sdeha dseha sedha esdha desha edsha hdesa dhesa hedsa ehdsa dehsa edhsa sadeh asdeh sdaeh dsaeh adseh daseh saedh asedh seadh esadh aesdh easdh sdeah dseah sedah esdah desah edsah adesh daesh aedsh eadsh deash edash hades ahdes hdaes dhaes adhes dahes haeds aheds heads ehads aehds eahds hdeas dheas hedas ehdas dehas edhas adehs daehs aedhs eadhs deahs edahs

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Definitions and meaning of shade

shade

Etymology

Noun from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, sċadu (“shadow; shade”), from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shadow; shade”). More at shadow.

Verb from Old English sceadwian, derived from sċeadu, above.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shād, IPA(key): /ʃeɪd/
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

shade (countable and uncountable, plural shades)

  1. (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
  2. (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
  3. (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
  4. (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
  5. (figuratively) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
  6. A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
  7. (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
  8. (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
  9. (uncountable, originally gay slang) Subtle insults.
  10. (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
  11. (historical) A candle-shade.
    • 1789, Munro's Narrative, 186
      His tent is furnished with a good large bed, mattress, pillow, &c., a few camp-stools or chairs, a folding table, a pair of shades for his candles, six or seven trunks with table equipage, his stock of linen (at least 24 shirts); some dozens of wine, brandy, and gin; tea, sugar, and biscuit; and a hamper of live poultry and his milch-goat.

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Verb

shade (third-person singular simple present shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)

  1. (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
  2. (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
  3. (transitive) To alter slightly.
  4. (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
  5. (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
  6. (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
  7. To win by a narrow margin.
  8. (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
    Antonym: unshade
  9. (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
  10. (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
  11. (transitive, obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

Derived terms

  • beshade
  • shader
  • shading
  • unshade
  • unshaded

Related terms

  • shadow
  • shed

Translations

Anagrams

  • Da'esh, Daesh, Desha, Hades, Shead, ashed, deash, hades, heads, sadhe

Source: wiktionary.org