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Is shrine a Scrabble word?

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

S1H4R1I1N1E1

Is shrine a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1H4R1I1N1E1

Is shrine a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word shrine is a Words With Friends word. The word shrine is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3R1I1N2E1

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6-letter words (3 found)

RHINES,SHINER,SHRINE,

5-letter words (16 found)

HEIRS,HERNS,HIRES,REINS,RESIN,RHIES,RHINE,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,SEHRI,SERIN,SHIER,SHINE,SHIRE,SIREN,

4-letter words (31 found)

EISH,ERNS,HEIR,HENS,HERN,HERS,HIES,HINS,HIRE,HISN,IRES,NESH,NIES,NISH,REHS,REIN,REIS,RENS,RESH,RINE,RINS,RISE,SEIR,SHEN,SHIN,SHIR,SHRI,SIEN,SINE,SINH,SIRE,

3-letter words (27 found)

EHS,ENS,ERN,ERS,HEN,HER,HES,HIE,HIN,HIS,INS,IRE,ISH,NIE,NIS,REH,REI,REN,RES,RIN,SEI,SEN,SER,SHE,SIN,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (12 found)

EH,EN,ER,ES,HE,HI,IN,IS,NE,RE,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 90 words from shrine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shrine

shrine

Etymology

From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”), “case or chest for books or papers” in Classical Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɹaɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aɪn

Noun

shrine (plural shrines)

  1. A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
  2. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
  3. (figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

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Verb

shrine (third-person singular simple present shrines, present participle shrining, simple past and past participle shrined)

  1. To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

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Anagrams

  • Hiners, Hirens, Shiner, renshi, rhines, shiner

Source: wiktionary.org