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Is shred a Scrabble word?

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

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Is shred a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1H4R1E1D2

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5-letter words (3 found)

HERDS,SHERD,SHRED,

4-letter words (7 found)

EDHS,HERD,HERS,REDS,REHS,RESH,SHED,

3-letter words (12 found)

EDH,EDS,EHS,ERS,HER,HES,RED,REH,RES,SED,SER,SHE,

2-letter words (8 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 31 words from shred according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of shred

shred hsred srhed rshed hrsed rhsed sherd hserd sehrd eshrd hesrd ehsrd srehd rsehd serhd esrhd reshd ershd hresd rhesd hersd ehrsd rehsd erhsd shrde hsrde srhde rshde hrsde rhsde shdre hsdre sdhre dshre hdsre dhsre srdhe rsdhe sdrhe dsrhe rdshe drshe hrdse rhdse hdrse dhrse rdhse drhse shedr hsedr sehdr eshdr hesdr ehsdr shder hsder sdher dsher hdser dhser sedhr esdhr sdehr dsehr edshr deshr hedsr ehdsr hdesr dhesr edhsr dehsr sredh rsedh serdh esrdh resdh ersdh srdeh rsdeh sdreh dsreh rdseh drseh sedrh esdrh sderh dserh edsrh desrh redsh erdsh rdesh dresh edrsh dersh hreds rheds herds ehrds rehds erhds hrdes rhdes hdres dhres rdhes drhes hedrs ehdrs hders dhers edhrs dehrs redhs erdhs rdehs drehs edrhs derhs

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Definitions and meaning of shred

shred

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ʃɹɛd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Etymology 1

From Middle English shrede, shred (“fragment, piece, scrap; piece cut off from something; strip of material; ornamental strip hanging from the edge of a garment; thread; band or thread woven in a garment; element, streak; plant (?)”) [and other forms], from Late Old English sċrēad, sċrēade (“piece cut off from something; a paring; a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō (“a piece, shred; a crack; a cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). Doublet of escrow.

Noun

shred (plural shreds)

  1. A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
    Synonyms: ounce; see also Thesaurus:modicum
  2. A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
    1. (by extension) A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.
    2. (cooking) A thin strip of fruit peel, a vegetable, etc., cut so that it curls.
  3. (archaic) A piece of gold or silver lace or thread.
  4. (rare) A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).
  5. (obsolete) A tailor.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • screed
Translations

Etymology 2

The verb is derived from Middle English shreden, shred (“to chop, cut up; to cut, hack; to wound with a knife; to cut off a part of (something); to prune, trim”) [and other forms], from Old English sċrēadian (“to cut up, shred; to cut off; to prune, trim”), from Proto-West Germanic *skraudōn, related to Proto-West Germanic *skraudan (“to cut up; to shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to cut up; to shred”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).

The adjective is derived from the past participle form of the verb.

Verb

shred (third-person singular simple present shreds, present participle shredding, simple past shredded, past participle shredded or shred)

  1. (transitive)
    1. To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.
    2. (specifically)
      1. To destroy (a document) by cutting or tearing into strips or small pieces that cannot easily be read, especially using a shredder.
      2. (cooking) To cut (fruit peel, a vegetable, etc.) into thin strips that curl.
    3. To separate (something) into small portions.
    4. (figuratively, chiefly slang)
      1. To reduce (something) by a large percentage; to slash.
      2. (music) Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to play (a musical instrument (especially a guitar) or a piece of music) very fast.
      3. (snowboarding, surfing) To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly.
      4. (originally US) To convincingly defeat (someone); to thrash, to trounce.
    5. (archaic) To cut or sever (something) into two parts.
    6. (obsolete)
      1. To chop or cut (something) into pieces.
      2. To cut, lop, or strip (branches, etc.) off; also, to cut (a piece) from something.
      3. To prune or trim (a tree, a vineyard, etc.).
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To become separated into small portions.
    2. (bodybuilding) To reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition.
    3. (snowboarding, surfing, etc.) To travel swiftly using a snowboard, surfboard, or vehicle.
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Derived terms
  • nerve-shredding
  • shredded (adjective)
  • shredder
  • shredding (adjective, noun)
Translations

Adjective

shred (comparative more shred, superlative most shred)

  1. Synonym of shredded (“cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces”)
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References

Further reading

  • shredding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “shred”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “shred”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • herds, sherd

Source: wiktionary.org