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Is shepherd a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shepherd is a Scrabble US word. The word shepherd is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

S1H4E1P3H4E1R1D2

Is shepherd a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shepherd is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

S1H4E1P3H4E1R1D2

Is shepherd a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shepherd is a Words With Friends word. The word shepherd is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3E1P4H3E1R1D2

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8-letter words (1 found)

SHEPHERD,

7-letter words (1 found)

SPHERED,

6-letter words (8 found)

HEDERS,HERPES,HERSED,HESPED,PHEERS,PHESED,SPHERE,SPREED,

5-letter words (31 found)

DEEPS,DEERS,DERES,DREES,HEDER,HEEDS,HERDS,HERES,HERSE,PEDES,PEERS,PERES,PERSE,PHEER,PHESE,PREED,PREES,PRESE,REDES,REEDS,SEDER,SERED,SHEEP,SHEER,SHERD,SHERE,SHRED,SPEED,SPEER,SPRED,SPREE,

4-letter words (37 found)

DEEP,DEER,DEES,DEPS,DERE,DREE,EDHS,EHED,ERED,ERES,HEED,HEHS,HEPS,HERD,HERE,HERS,HESP,PEDS,PEED,PEER,PEES,PEHS,PERE,PREE,REDE,REDS,REED,REES,REHS,REPS,RESH,SEED,SEEP,SEER,SERE,SHED,SPED,

3-letter words (27 found)

DEE,DEP,EDH,EDS,EHS,ERE,ERS,HEH,HEP,HER,HES,PED,PEE,PEH,PER,PES,PRE,RED,REE,REH,REP,RES,SED,SEE,SER,SHE,SHH,

2-letter words (10 found)

DE,ED,EE,EH,ER,ES,HE,PE,RE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 116 words from shepherd according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shepherd

shepherd

Etymology

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep +‎ herd (“herder”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛpɚd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛpəd/
  • Hyphenation: shep‧herd

Noun

shepherd (plural shepherds, feminine shepherdess)

  1. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
    Synonym: pastor (now rare)
    Hyponym: shepherdess (f.)
    1. A male sheep tender
      Coordinate term: shepherdess (f.)
  2. (figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
    Hyponym: shepherdess (f.)
    • 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms 23:1
      The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
    1. A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
      Coordinate term: shepherdess (f.)
  3. (figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
    Hyponym: shepherdess (f.)
    1. A male pastor
      Coordinate term: shepherdess (f.)
  4. (poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
  5. A German Shepherd.

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Verb

shepherd (third-person singular simple present shepherds, present participle shepherding, simple past and past participle shepherded)

  1. (transitive) To watch over; to guide.
  2. (transitive, Australian rules football) To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

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Source: wiktionary.org