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shepherd

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Is shepherd a Scrabble word?

Yes, shepherd is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 17 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

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

What is the meaning of shepherd?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.Examples: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."figuratively

2. (figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.figuratively

3. (figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.figuratively

4. (figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.figuratively

5. (poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.poetic

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To watch over; to guide.Examples: "For me has Pain, the sentinel, / Been vigilant / To pace my plot and dwell / Within my tent; / Oft in the night with small alarms / Has stirred me out of rest, / Alert, oppressed, / Till shepherded within thine arms / And on thy breast, / O loving Lady, in the curse of Pain / I have been blest— / […]"; "Each entry in this volume was assigned to a different preeminent scholar who was responsible for shepherding that specific entry, and that specific entry alone, into being."transitive

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.transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "shepherd"?

Scrabble
17 points
S1
H4
E1
P3
H4
E1
R1
D2
Words With Friends
16 points
S1
H3
E1
P4
H3
E1
R1
D2

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