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Shames

s 1h 4a 1m 3e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of shame

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does shames mean?

noun

  1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

  2. a state of dishonor

    “one mistake brought shame to all his family”

    Synonymsdisgraceignominy

  3. an unfortunate development

    “it's a pity he couldn't do it”

    Synonymspity

verb

  1. bring shame or dishonor upon

    “he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”

    Synonymsdishonordisgracedishonourattaint

  2. compel through a sense of shame

    “She shamed him into making amends”

  3. cause to be ashamed

  4. surpass or beat by a wide margin

Definitions shown for shame, the base form of shames.

Is SHAMES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SHAMES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1h 4a 1m 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1h 3a 1m 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
s 1h 4a 1m 3e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
s 1h 3a 1m 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SHAMES

Anagrams 1

mashes

Hooks for SHAMES

Add one letter to the front or back of SHAMES to make another word.

Front hooks

ashames

Back hooks

None

Words that end like SHAMES

Common words that share the ending -AMES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

gamesnamesblamesflamesframesdameslamessamestamesrenamesnicknamesmainframesdefamesinflamesmesdamessurnames
All words ending in -AMES

Shames: quick answers

Is SHAMES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHAMES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHAMES worth?
SHAMES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shames mean?
shames is the plural and third-person singular form of shame, which means “a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHAMES?
You can make 69 shorter words from SHAMES, such as HAEMS, HAMES, SHAME, SHAMS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SHAMES?
SHAMES rearranges into MASHES.