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Is shelter a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shelter is a Scrabble US word. The word shelter is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

S1H4E1L1T1E1R1

Is shelter a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shelter is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

S1H4E1L1T1E1R1

Is shelter a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shelter is a Words With Friends word. The word shelter is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3E1L2T1E1R1

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7-letter words (1 found)

SHELTER,

6-letter words (6 found)

ETHERS,LETHES,RELETS,STREEL,THERES,THREES,

5-letter words (38 found)

ESTER,ETHER,HEELS,HELES,HERES,HERLS,HERSE,HETES,LEERS,LEETS,LEHRS,LERES,LETHE,REELS,REEST,RELET,RESET,SHEEL,SHEER,SHEET,SHERE,SLEER,SLEET,STEEL,STEER,STELE,STERE,TEELS,TEERS,TEHRS,TELES,TERES,TERSE,THEES,THERE,THESE,THREE,TREES,

4-letter words (44 found)

EELS,ELSE,ELTS,ERES,ERST,ETHE,ETHS,HEEL,HELE,HERE,HERL,HERS,HEST,HETE,HETS,LEER,LEES,LEET,LEHR,LERE,LEST,LETS,REEL,REES,REHS,RESH,REST,RETE,RETS,SEEL,SEER,SELE,SERE,SHET,SLEE,TEEL,TEER,TEES,TEHR,TELE,TELS,THEE,TREE,TRES,

3-letter words (27 found)

EEL,EHS,ELS,ELT,ERE,ERS,EST,ETH,HER,HES,HET,LEE,LES,LET,REE,REH,RES,RET,SEE,SEL,SER,SET,SHE,TEE,TEL,TES,THE,

2-letter words (11 found)

EE,EH,EL,ER,ES,ET,HE,RE,SH,ST,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 128 words from shelter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shelter

shelter

Etymology

From Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume (“roof or wall formed by locked shields”), from Old English sċildtruma, sċyldtruma (“a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter”, literally “shield-troop”), from sċyld, sċield (“shield”) + truma (“a troop of soldiers”). Cognate with Scots schilthrum, schiltrum. More at shield, and Old English trymman (“to strengthen”), from trum (“strong, firm”) at trim.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛltə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛltɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛltə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: Shelta (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

shelter (plural shelters)

  1. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
  2. An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women, etc.

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Verb

shelter (third-person singular simple present shelters, present participle sheltering, simple past and past participle sheltered)

  1. (transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
  2. (intransitive) To take cover.
    During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Ehlerts, Hertels, Shetler, Strehle, helters, three Ls

Source: wiktionary.org