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Is shadow a Scrabble word?

Yes, shadow is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of shadow?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obsolete or poetic) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.Examples: "Some there be that ſhadowes kiſſe, / Such haue but a ſhadowes bliſſe."; "[…] some dead lake That holds the shadow of a lark ⁠Hung in the shadow of a heaven […]"; "I was the shadow of the waxwing slain By the false azure in the windowpane; I was the smudge of ashen fluff—and I Lived on, flew on, in the reflected sky."countableobsoletepoeticuncountable

2. (figurative) That which looms as though a shadow.Examples: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."; "I lived in her shadow my whole life."; "Hepaticology, outside the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere, still lies deep in the shadow cast by that ultimate "closet taxonomist," Franz Stephani—a ghost whose shadow falls over us all."countablefigurativelyuncountable

3. (chiefly in the negative) A small degree; a shade.Examples: "He did not give even a shadow of respect to the professor."; "I don't have a shadow of doubt in my mind that my plan will succeed."; "no variableness, neither shadow of turning"countableuncountable

4. (UK, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.UKcountableuncountable

5. (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.countableuncountable

6. (obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.Examples: "I muſt not haue my boord peſter'd with ſhadowes, / That under other mens protection breake in / Without invitement."Synonyms: umbraLatinismcountableobsoleteuncountable

adj (English)

1. (Commonwealth, politics) Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.Commonwealth

2. (US, politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.Examples: "The shadow cabinet cannot agree on the terms of the agreement due immediately after they are sworn in."; "The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes."US

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.Examples: "The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting."transitive

2. (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.Examples: "Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us."transitive

3. (particularly espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.Examples: "Soon after departure, we cross the invisible border into Scotland to enjoy more stunning coastal scenery, before the line finally swings inland at Burnmouth to traverse pine-clad valleys, shadowed by the A1 trunk road until we rejoin the coast at Cove, east of Dunbar."

4. (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.Examples: "Ah, ye admonitions and warnings! why stay ye not when ye come? But rather are ye predictions than warnings, ye shadows!"transitive

5. (transitive) To hide; to conceal.transitive

6. (transitive, intransitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.Examples: "In most cases, interns have mainly observed, or “shadowed,” their Hands-On hosts, but some interns have been given real tasks to perform, […]"; "I know you haven’t run a training before, but Irving will be there to shadow. Just stick to the flowchart and escalate properly depending on dialectics. You’ll be fine."intransitivetransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "shadow"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "shadow"?

Scrabble
13 points
S1
H4
A1
D2
O1
W4
Words With Friends
12 points
S1
H3
A1
D2
O1
W4

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